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[judecorp]

Barack Obama, June 5, 2006

And I should say that personally, I do believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Just in case y'all think he's a friend to the gays.

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re: friend of the gays

[etherial.livejournal.com]

On the issues:

Include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws.
Let each denominations decide on recognizing gay marriage.
We need strong civil unions, not just weak civil unions.

The full text of the speech you quoted includes:

This debate is an attempt to break a consensus that is quietly being forged in this country. It's a consensus between Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, Red States and Blue States, that it's time for new leadership in this country - leadership that will stop dividing us, stop disappointing us, and start addressing the problems facing most Americans.

It's a consensus between a majority of Americans who say, "You know what, maybe some of us are comfortable with gay marriage right now and some of us are not. But most of us do believe that gay couples should be able to visit each other in the hospital and share health care benefits; most of us do believe that they should be treated with dignity and have their privacy respected by the federal government."

Re: friend of the gays

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know. I totally have the whole speech. And you know, if he wins the primary, I'll vote for him. What can I say, I'm easily bought. ;) But I think it's funny that a lot of queer folk I've been following for a while are all "Obama = God" and talking about how he loves the gays and we're going to have national marriage as soon as he's elected and blah blah blah.

Just pointing out the facts. :)