07:05 27/06/2015
Washington - US President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court
ruling in favor of gay marriage Friday, saying it shows social changes
once thought impossible can become reality.
"Today we can say in
no uncertain terms that we've made our union a little more perfect,"
Obama said in a White House address shortly after the court issued its
decision.
"It's
a victory for the allies and friends and supporters who spent years,
even decades working and praying for change to come. And this ruling is a
victory for America."
The Supreme Court ruling that the
constitution protects the right of all Americans in all states to form
same-sex marriages was a victory for gay rights campaigners.
But
it will also be seen as a success for Obama, whose own position shifted
between his first presidential campaign and his second, and who now
supports marriage equality.
"This ruling is a victory for Jim
Obergefell and the other plaintiffs in this case," Obama said, referring
to one of the people who brought the case all the way to the high
court.
"It's a victory for gay and lesbian couples who fought so
long for their basic civil rights. It's a victory for their children
whose families will now be recognized as equal to any other," he said.
"This
decision affirms what millions of Americans already believe in their
hearts, when all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more free."
But he also asked Americans to be "mindful" of those who do not approve of gay marriage.
"I
know that Americans of goodwill continue to hold a wide range of views
on this issue. Opposition in some cases has been based on sincere and
deeply held beliefs. All of us who welcome today's news should be
mindful of that fact," he said.
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