President Obama said Wednesday he was proud of how far the United States has come on LGBTQ rights while he’s been in office.
“I could not be prouder of the transformation that has taken place in our society over the last decade,” Obama told the White House reporters at his last press conference as president.
Obama added that the credit should go to the activists and individuals who said, “this is who I am and I’m proud of it.”
“We moved very methodically and thoughtfully, but none of it would have happened without the activists and cultural efforts,” Obama said.
Obama also credited talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres for changing attitudes on LGBTQ rights.
In June 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage is a constitutional right nationwide, one of Obama’s biggest LGBTQ rights accomplishments in his two terms.
