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**riverakathy** · 09-05-2012, 07:13 PM

In the interview, Mr. Obama spoke about how his views about same-sex marriage have changed over the years, in part because of prodding from friends who are gay.

“I had hesitated on gay marriage in part because I thought that civil unions would be sufficient,” Mr. Obama told Ms. Roberts. “I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that invokes very powerful traditions and religious beliefs.”

But he added that “I’ve always been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally.”

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...-interview/?hp

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riverakathy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 461 Senior Member	In the interview, Mr. Obama spoke about how his views about same-sex marriage have changed over the years, in part because of prodding from friends who are gay. “I had hesitated on gay marriage in part because I thought that civil unions would be sufficient,” Mr. Obama told Ms. Roberts. “I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that invokes very powerful traditions and religious beliefs.” But he added that “I’ve always been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally.” http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...-interview/?hp
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