Barack Obama: Gay Rights Champion?

President Barack Obama speaks alongside First Lady Michelle Obama as he hosts an event for LGBT Pride Month in the East Room of the White House on Monday (June 29) in Washington, D.C.

“I want you to know: You have our support,” Obama said. “I will not only be your friend, I will continue to be an ally and a champion and a president who fights with you and for you.”

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