Barack Obama : un pas pl vers le mariage gay - Elle

Contents:

• BARACK OBAMA : UN PAS PL VERS LE MARIAGE GAY
• OBAMA'S GAY MARRIAGE NTROVERSY: 'I AM JT NOT VERY GOOD AT BULLSHTG'
• OBAMA’S LATT ‘EVOLUTN’ ON GAY MARRIAGE: HE LIED ABOUT OPPOSG , AXELROD SAYS

BARACK OBAMA : UN PAS PL VERS LE MARIAGE GAY

ABC broke to s daytime lp May 9, 2012, to announce a historic shift: the print of the Uned Stat clarg his personal support for gay marriage. While the print has nsistently supported civil rights for gay upl — pepperg his ments wh specifics such as hospal visatn, transfer of property and Social Secury benefs — his discsn of marriage has differed. I am not favor of gay marriage.

In 1996, as he ran for Illois state Senate, Chigo’s Outl gay newspaper asked ndidat to fill out a qutnnaire. Gay marriage?

I am not a supporter of gay marriage as has been thrown about, primarily jt as a strategic issue. "(But) is my obligatn not only as an elected official a pluralistic society, but also as a Christian, to rema open to the possibily that my unwillgns to support gay marriage is misguid, jt as I nnot claim fallibily my support of abortn rights. Still, a 2007 Democratic primary bate sponsored by a gay rights group and a gay-oriented ble TV channel, he spoke stead about his support for civil unns wh "all the benefs that are available for a legally sanctned marriage" — but not for legal regnn of "marriage" between same-sex upl.

OBAMA'S GAY MARRIAGE NTROVERSY: 'I AM JT NOT VERY GOOD AT BULLSHTG'

He offered an explanatn that would prage his 2012 shift: "I thk that is an issue that I wrtle wh and thk about bee I have a whole host of iends who are gay partnerships. I've always been adamant that — gay and lbian — Amerins should be treated fairly and equally. And I had hated on gay marriage — part, bee I thought civil unns would be sufficient.

Obama, a nsistent supporter of civil rights for gay upl, neverthels said as early as 2004 and through 2008 that he didn’t support same-sex marriage. Fox News, "OBAMA FLIP FLOPS ON GAY MARRIAGE, " May 9, 2012. POLITICO, "Evolve: Obama gay marriage quot, " May 9, 2012.

CNN Transcripts, "Anrson Cooper 360: Polics of Gay Marriage; Same-Sex Marriage Flip-Flop?

OBAMA’S LATT ‘EVOLUTN’ ON GAY MARRIAGE: HE LIED ABOUT OPPOSG , AXELROD SAYS

MTV, "Barack Obama Answers Your Qutns About Gay Marriage, Payg For College, More, " Nov. POLITICO's Unr the Radar blog, "Obama says he's evolvg on gay marriage, " Oct. “I thk you n see mostly wh the se of gay marriage.

Back to the ’90s, when he first enters the polil arena, he totally endors gay marriage. Barack Obama nfirms a change his posn on gay marriage an terview wh ABC's Rob Roberts ABC News Rob RobertsBarack Obama has clared his unequivol support for same-sex marriage, takg a bold polil gamble on an issue that divis Amerin voters jt months before a printial 's announcement, a hastily-arranged ABC terview on Wednday, me after years of dodgg the issue. He was forced to go public partly bee vice-print Joe Bin igned the bate wh a remark support of gay marriage at the the terview, Obama said he had long supported civil unns but his posn on same-sex marriag had been evolvg bee of the powerful tradns and relig beliefs attached to the word said he had been swayed particular by nsirg the service of gays and lbians the US ary.

He ma clear reprented his personal view and that he would rpect the cisns of dividual stat – 30 have enacted nstutnal bans on same-sex 's remarks neverthels send a powerful signal, makg him the first stg US print to e out support of same-sex the terview, Obama said he had always been adamant that gay and lbian people should be treated fairly and equally.