Jonathan Rch discs how Print Obama has been a fierce advote for gay rights, cludg the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and g out support of same-sex marriage.
Contents:
- THE OBAMA LEGACY: THE LEGALIZATN OF GAY MARRIAGE
- OBAMA PRAIS SUPREME COURT'S DECISN TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE NATNWI
- PRINT OBAMA WEL GAY MARRIAGE LG
- OBAMA'S GAY MARRIAGE NTROVERSY: 'I AM JT NOT VERY GOOD AT BULLSHTG'
- OBAMA: GAY MARRIAGE LG IS 'A VICTORY FOR AMERI'
- THE 'EVOLUTN' OF OBAMA'S STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
- WHY GAY RIGHTS MAY BE PRINT OBAMA’S BIGGT LEGACY
THE OBAMA LEGACY: THE LEGALIZATN OF GAY MARRIAGE
Obama: SCOTUS Gay Marriage Rulg Is 'A Victory For Ameri' * did obama legalize gay marriage *
It was not, for lack of better words, unmon world history to engage homosexual acts.
In the aspects of Gre-Roman culture, historians have found evince of equent displays of homosexualy. Police first noticeably began ensurg the practice of homophobia the U.
Engagg homosexual acts was nsired a crime by 1791 all 13 stat after ratifyg the Bill of sodomy laws, the name given to laws and rtrictns toward certa sexual acts, remaed a nstant form of discrimatn for the LGBT muny, stigma surroundg homosexualy emerged to be jt as toxic and unhealthy for those dividuals.
OBAMA PRAIS SUPREME COURT'S DECISN TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE NATNWI
Durg the middle of the 20th century wh the emergence of the chronic fectns HIV and AIDS, those whom enticed homosexual acts were often nsired rriers of the vis. Livg a perd where was the “easit” to blame such an fectn on a mory prejudiced group ems jt how sperate Amerins would go to unrme the realy that, fact, love nnot be cred is not hand to Print Obama for legalizg gay marriage, but nohels, he is attributed to fishg some of the legal stctur agast the LGBT muny. Even prr to his guratn to office 2009, legislative executn was driven to promote the ials of homosexuals, and soon bisexuals, transgenrs, and so forth.
PRINT OBAMA WEL GAY MARRIAGE LG
The ial report of battlg the uncivil laws agast gay marriage began on May 18, 1970 when two male graduate stunts applied for a marriage license at the Hennep County District Court. The followg year, the Affordable Care Act granted that all cizens, cludg those who intified as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr, have accs to universal health re.
OBAMA'S GAY MARRIAGE NTROVERSY: 'I AM JT NOT VERY GOOD AT BULLSHTG'
Print Barack Obama praised the Supreme Court's cisn to legalize gay marriage natnwi, llg a "victory for Ameri. Gay and lbian upl now have the right to marry, jt like anyone else.
The historic lg, which as public support for regnizg same-sex unns is at a rerd high, says that unr the Fourteenth Amendment, stat mt issue marriage licens to gay upl and regnize same-sex marriag performed other, who has publicly supported gay marriage sce 2012, said earlier this year he hoped the Supreme Court would legalize same-sex unns. 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.
OBAMA: GAY MARRIAGE LG IS 'A VICTORY FOR AMERI'
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. 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.
WHY GAY RIGHTS MAY BE PRINT OBAMA’S BIGGT LEGACY
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.