Obama: “I’m a ‘Fierce Advocate’ for Gay and Lesbians" (2009)

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50. a few things

First, the thread you linked was a link that Obama richly deserved when it was written. Yes, he has gotten a lot done now, but he surely hadn't, nor had he shown much sign of trying to, get a lot done then. I will concede that Obama wound up being better for gays than I thought he would be but he also was dragged a bit to that. Left to his own devices the military would still be under DADT as he had wanted to wait until 2011 to try to pass that change. Gays, including some in the thread you ridiculed, helped make Obama do what he did. That said, the notion he waited until it was popular to support marriage equality is belied by the fact equality got its ass kicked in NC just one day before his announcement (we lost 61 to 39)