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Obama was in favor of same-sex marriage before he was against it — and before he was for it again. In , as he ran for Illinois state Senate, Chicago’s Outlines gay newspaper asked. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. This endorsement catalyzed a series of events that would lead to the U. President Barack Obama's shifting stance on gay marriage
President Obama called the Supreme Court's decision affirming the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry a "victory for America" that had "made our union a little more perfect." In the. President Obama's support of gay marriage has come a long way. May 13, -- In the beginning President Obama approached the issue of gay marriage cautiously. 
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing the principle of equality that drove the nation's founding, President Barack Obama spoke out Friday against California's ban on gay marriage and said the Supreme Court should strike it down. Since stepping on to the national stage in when he ran for the Senate in Illinois, Barack Obama has shifted his views on whether same-sex couples should have the legal right to marry. By Wednesday his views had evolved to the position that gay and lesbian rights advocates had urged upon him since
The evolution of the nation’s ‘first gay president’
Obama supports domestic partnerships and same-sex marriage—at least according to the paper trail Then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama, shown in a file photo. Chicago Tribune/MCT. About this rating. In late June , as Pride month drew to a close and the presidential campaign heated up in the U. Biden Said Both He and Obama Didn't Support 'Gay Marriage' in
President Barack Obama is seen on a monitor in the White House briefing room May 9 in Washington. President Barack Obama told an ABC interviewer that he supports gay marriage. . 
Obama Gay Marriage Views
In the beginning President Obama approached the issue of gay marriage cautiously. He had long supported civil unions. He had worked to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and he'd come out against the. .
The 'evolution' of Obama's stance on gay marriage
President Obama, "the first gay president," zig-zags on gay marriage over time But in , a White House adviser says someone else filled out that survey Today, he is the first sitting president. . 
Obama's Evolution On Gay Marriage
Through a collection of deeply reported stories, videos, photographs, documents and graphics, experience Barack Obama’s historic time in office: as the first black president, as commander in. .