President Barack Obama told a gathering of gay activists Saturday night that he was committed to fight for equality, and touted his accomplishments including the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
“Every single American – gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender – every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society,” Obama said at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest gay rights organization. “It’s a pretty simple proposition.”
The president said as he had promised to address gay rights issues at the 2009 annual dinner of the organization, there was reason to be proud of the progress his administration had made....