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Vice President Biden, whose public support for gay marriage predates Obama's, said gay and lesbian couples "share a love for their partners constrained only by social stigma and discriminatory laws. Afterward, Obama and the first lady then departed for Charleston, S.

Clementa Pinckney, who was killed along with 8 other churchgoers in what appeared to be a racially motivated attack. Obama spoke to reporters from the White House Rose Garden, ringed by hundreds of White House staffers who applauded afterward. Obama first learned of the ruling from Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett while he was in the White House residence working on a eulogy he would deliver later Friday in Charleston for Rev.

The president's first reaction came in a tweet moments after the decision was announced. It wasn't until that he came out in favor of gay marriage. He did not acknowledge that his own public "evolution" on gay marriage, as he has put it, was slower than others. The timing of Friday's Supreme Court announcement gave Obama the chance to give a speech he wasn't able to give in , when the court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act.

That day, Obama was traveling in Africa. Add Topic. Featured Weekly Ad. By one vote, the court rules that same-sex marriage cannot be banned in the United States and that all same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide, finally granting same-sex couples.

Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. Obama said the ruling was the "consequence of the countless small acts of courage of millions of people across decades who stood up, who came out, who talked to parents — parents who loved their children no matter what.

States cannot keep same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions, the Supreme Court says in a ruling that for months has been the focus of speculation. President Obama called the Supreme Court's decision affirming the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry a "victory for America" that had "made our union a little more perfect.".

LoveWins," Obama said through his Twitter account. Moments before speaking, Obama called the plaintiff in the case, Jim Obergefell, from the Oval Office. In a highly contemplative speech — much of which continued long after his prepared remarks had ended — Obama also called on supporters of gay marriage to respect the views of people who differ and "renew our deep commitment to religious freedom.

Folks who were willing to endure bullying and taunts and stayed strong and came to believe in themselves and who they were, and slowly made an entire country realize that love is love. But compared to so many other issues, America's shift has been so quick," Obama said.

The decision was President Barack Obama said the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide delivered justice “like a thunderbolt,” marking a dramatic evolution in social. The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities of changing times," he said Friday.