Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand on a divisive issue that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters.
“It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married,” Obama said in an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts.
Obama’s comments came three days after Vice President Joe Biden said in a television interview that he was comfortable with gay marriage, and one day after North Carolina voters amended that state’s constitution to ban it.
The comments made Obama the first president to publicly express his support for gay marriage.
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