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Barack Obama talks about how people from all backgrounds can be stronger together and that empathy should guide public discussion. He mentions progress since the Stonewall era but says more work is needed for LGBT rights. He also stresses that denying adoption to loving families is unfair.

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I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages

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A little reminder to those who don't back Obama and gay marriage. It's probably cause you're gay.

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I do not believe being gay or lesbian is a choice.

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I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage.

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When all Americans are treated as equal we are all more free.

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I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples…

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Ultimately, I think the Equal Protection Clause does guarantee same-sex marriage in all fifty states.

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Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.

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I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that…

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You're the reason why selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are or who they love.

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I believe there are too many children who need loving parents to deny one group of people adoption rights. A child will…

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You've got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don't have health care and booing a service member in…

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I think it's about time! Who cares whether he is looking for votes or not! At least your country is moving forward…

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Every single American - gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of…

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The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to…

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I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native…

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What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have…

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While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do.…

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Last time I checked, Congress was created to uphold the values of the Constitution, not the Bible and its biased teachings. 'All…

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The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all…

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I was reminded that it is my obligation not only as an elected official in a pluralistic society, but also as a…

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It's a campaign strategy. He's all about getting the votes. I support gay marriage too, but Obama only does things to stir…

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Like no other illness, AIDS tests our ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes - to empathize with the plight of…

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I am a fierce supporter of domestic-partnership and civil-union laws. I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been…

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I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I…

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I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated…

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Everybody deserves fair treatment, equal treatment in the eyes of the law and the state. And that includes gays, lesbians, transgender persons.…

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I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter…

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I could never be a politician. But as uncomfortable as I would be doing so, I have no problem with Obama's long-planned…

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Undecided," while running for re-election to state Senate in 1998, in response to an Outlines questionnaire asking, "Do you favor legalizing same-sex marriage?

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No country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights…

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I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as a Christian - for me…

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If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void: lobbyists…

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It is now our generation's task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives,…

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I have been to this point unwilling to sign on to same-sex marriage primarily because of my understandings of the traditional definitions…

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We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy…

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Who cares if it's a campaign strategy, and who are other people to say it's ridiculous? I'm not gay, but I strongly…

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And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents…

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Because of the Civil Rights movement, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody ... Not just for blacks and…

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That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How…

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