I was at a barbecue of left leaning people (that doesn't sound right but moving on), and because of the progress in New York, Obama's position on gay marriage came up. Basically the theory and evidence points to Obama being for gay marriage but knows it's politically tricky so he claims to be against it but "evolving".
I don't expect Obama to take my position on the issue (Civil Unions for gays and straights alike), but I expect him not to screw with people on this issue. If he supports gay marriage he needs to say so. If he doesn't think it's politically possible, he needs to state his position, but endorse some sort of middle ground.
Part of the point of Pride is to show people just how many people are gay or support the gay community. It's about being visible about something many people didn't really believe existed. When public figures like Obama are ambiguous in their support they are supporting those who don't believe that being gay is real. It adds credence to the idea that it is a choice that some individuals make.
Obama needs to remember that anything could happen to his station. And if he were out of the office tomorrow, history could forgot his 'secret' position. It is especially concerning that Obama doesn't consider this when Kennedy was very famously going to put off civil rights for his second term that never came about.
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