President Obama to address 3,000 gay activists

[cal04]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/01/obama-to-address-3000-gay-activists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_politicalticker+%28Blog%3A+Political+Ticker%29

President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address Saturday to a gathering of gay and lesbian activists, a key constituency that hasn't always been receptive to the president's policies and style of leadership.

Supporters say Obama's accomplishments on gay rights issues have been substantial since he last headlined the annual National Dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, in 2009, including the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. However, his lack of support for gay marriage still stands out as a snub for many.

Obama currently supports same-sex civil unions, and has said his views on gay marriage are "evolving." He recently announced his support of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Organizations working actively to legalize same-sex marriage say they hope Obama eventually changes his stance

[joshcryer]

1. That's going to be good, I hope they can get video. It will start at 7:20 PM EDT.

Whitehouse.gov has the schedule: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

Unfortunately it says audio only.

[Safetykitten]

2. This will end in tears.

[jaxx]

3. September 21, 2011

And to make sure our societies reach their potential, we must allow our citizens to reach theirs. No country can afford the corruption that plagues the world like a cancer. Together, we must harness the power of open societies and open economies. That’s why we’ve partnered with countries from across the globe to launch a new partnership on open government that helps ensure accountability and helps to empower citizens. No country should deny people their rights to freedom of speech and freedom of religion, but also no country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians everywhere.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/21/remarks-president-obama-address-united-nations-general-assembly

[Bluenorthwest]

4. Acually we hope he changes his stance again, as he used to

vocally support marriage equality. Then he stopped and started in with magic lingo such as 'sanctified' and vague objections based on religion, when his own church and pastors all favored equal rights for all. So 'eventually' is an odd word. He already changed from right to wrong, he needs to switch back or explain himself in terms that are not purely religious, for this is not a theocracy.
Equal is equal. Anything less is just more hot air and hair splitting.

[jenmito]

5. They'll have streaming video live at 7:15pmET here:

http://www.hrc.org/blog/

[SpartanDem]

7. On now

[jenmito]

6. Kick-CNN will show it but it's also here:

http://www.hrc.org/apps/obama/