Obama: America ‘evolving’ on gay marriage

Published June 16, 2012 4:00am ET



President Obama announced a relaxation of illegal immigration enforcement policies yesterday and spoke at an LGBT Pride event, but he nonetheless left the supporters of gay marriage wondering if he cares more about Latinos than the LGBT voters in this election year.

“Americans may be still evolving when it comes to marriage equality — (laughter and applause) but as I’ve indicated personally, Michelle and I have made up our minds on this issue,” Obama said yesterday at the White House. “So we still have a long way to go, but we will get there” — “there,” obviously, being the legalization of gay marriage that Obama half-heartedly supported in May.

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