After two years of publicly agonizing over one of nation’s most bitterly divisive social issues, President Obama reversed his long-held position and declared his support for same-sex marriage.
The dramatic election-year conversion evoked joyous surprise from gay-marriage advocates including Houston Mayor Annise Parker and predictable condemnation from prominent social conservatives such as
Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
After two years of publicly agonizing over one of nation’s most bitterly divisive social issues, President Obama reversed his long-held position and declared his support for same-sex marriage.
The dramatic election-year conversion evoked joyous surprise from gay-marriage advocates including Houston Mayor Annise Parker and predictable condemnation from prominent social conservatives such as
Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
