Obama 'wrestling' with question of marriage equality

Dec 23, 2010
by Dennis Coday

The Advocate, the national gay and lesbian newsmagazine, had an exclusive interview with President Obama:

On the question of marriage equality, the president said his “attitudes are evolving.”

“Like a lot of people, I'm wrestling with this,” he said. "I've wrestled with the fact that marriage traditionally has had a different connotation. But I also have a lot of very close friends who are married gay or lesbian couples.”

Read the full interview: Obama: 'Prepared to Implement'

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