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President Barack Obama smiles as he arrives to speak during a Organizing for Action event, on Nov. 9, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP)
President Barack Obama smiles as he arrives to speak during a Organizing for Action event, on Nov. 9, 2015, in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Evan Vucci/AP



Obama graces the cover of LGBT-themed OUT magazine
11/10/15 09:37 AM
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By Adam Howard

President Barack Obama has been affectionately referred to as the “first gay president,” due to historical LGBT rights achievements during his tenure in the White House, and a new OUT magazine cover story seeks to solidify his image as a champion of equality.

Obama, who is the first sitting president to be photographed for the cover of an LGBT publication, appears on the special OUT 100 issue with the caption: “Our president: Ally. Hero. Icon.”

In addition to gracing the magazine’s cover, Obama participates in a Q&A with OUT, during which he describes what may have been his first encounter with an openly gay person and how his daughters Sasha and Malia represent a new generation that has no tolerance for intolerance.

“To Malia and Sasha and their friends, discrimination in any form against anyone doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t dawn on them that friends who are gay or friends’ parents who are same-sex couples should be treated differently than anyone else. That’s powerful,” Obama said..............................