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One Small Step Toward Equality…

May 11th, 2012, no comments

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When they write about marriage equality in the history blogs of the future, they will be sure to mention Wednesday, May 9, 2012, when Barack Obama became came the first sitting U.S. president to come out in support of same-sex marriage. Perhaps this will prove to be the tipping point on marriage equality in America, and there are certainly many more battles to win before it becomes a reality. But I think the particular facts about Obama’s announcement, his age and his approach, are the most interesting. Public opinion on a social issue has rarely shifted so quickly as it has with marriage equality, a trend that is largely due to generational changes. Our generation,…

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