Civil Quote by Robert Dallek

Was President Obama's endorsement of gay marriage crassly political? God, I hope so.

— Timothy Noah

While the President [Barack Obama] did a good thing when he said he personally supported equal marriage, he then quickly backed away and said…

— Jill Stein

The Obama years will be remembered as a cultural - and legal - tipping point for equality for all people who do not identify…

— Charles M. Blow

Our black president can't say that he's for gay marriage. That is upsetting to me.

— Mario Cantone

I think that the media is as divided on this issue [of gay marriage] as the Obama family — which is to say not…

— Mark Halperin

Obama sees himself as such a huge change that he can be cautious about other societal changes. But what he doesn't realize is that…

— Maureen Dowd

I don't really care how or why Obama got to the right place on gay marriage. I'm just glad he got there.

— Mark McKinnon

No candidate can win a presidential race advocating gay marriage and opposing the military action in Iraq.

— Dick Morris

If you listen to the debate, [Barack Obama] and [John] McCain said the same thing about gay rights.

— Bill Ayers

Just like Barack Obama, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and now I am a reluctant groom.

— Edmund White

This president Barack Obama has done more for the LGBT community than any president in history. It's just an objective fact. And his legacy…

— Gavin Newsom

Sometime in the not too distant future, denying gays the right to marry will be viewed as historically corrupt - as corrupt as denying…

— Mark McKinnon