Over nearly two s polics, Print Obama has staked out changg posns on gay rights. Here are the biggt ton.
Contents:
- OBAMA'S GAY MARRIAGE NTROVERSY: 'I AM JT NOT VERY GOOD AT BULLSHTG'
- THE 'EVOLUTN' OF OBAMA'S STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
- AXELROD: OBAMA MISLED NATN WHEN HE OPPOSED GAY MARRIAGE IN 2008
- JONATHAN D. LEWIS, GAY ACTIVIST AGAST PROP. 8 AND DADT, DEAD AT 64
- OBAMA'S GAY MARRIAGE POSN CALLED A DISGRACE
- OBAMA’S LATT ‘EVOLUTN’ ON GAY MARRIAGE: HE LIED ABOUT OPPOSG , AXELROD SAYS
OBAMA'S GAY MARRIAGE NTROVERSY: 'I AM JT NOT VERY GOOD AT BULLSHTG'
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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.
THE 'EVOLUTN' OF OBAMA'S STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
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.
AXELROD: OBAMA MISLED NATN WHEN HE OPPOSED GAY MARRIAGE IN 2008
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.
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.
JONATHAN D. LEWIS, GAY ACTIVIST AGAST PROP. 8 AND DADT, DEAD AT 64
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.
OBAMA'S GAY MARRIAGE POSN CALLED A DISGRACE
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?
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. "The print do oppose same-sex marriage, but he supports equaly for gay and lbian upl, and benefs and other issu, and that has been effectuated feral agenci unr his ntrol, " Whe Hoe adviser David Axelrod said today on MSNBC.
OBAMA’S LATT ‘EVOLUTN’ ON GAY MARRIAGE: HE LIED ABOUT OPPOSG , AXELROD SAYS
Ameriblog, the liberal blog wh a special emphasis on gay rights, has started a petn askg Mr.
"In the wake of today's historic urt cisn on Proposn 8, 's time for Print Obama to support full marriage equaly for gay and lbian upl, " the petn says. "You simply do not support equaly for gay and lbian upl if you don't support lettg them marry.