So this week we're asking you to tell us what you think the most pressing issue facing the LGBT community is.
Vote below and then sound off in the comments section (especially if your choice for the most pressing issue isn't listed and you chose "other").
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Then have a look at the slideshow below to view some of the responses to Obama's announcement we found on Twitter:
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Ellen DeGeneres
Neil Patrick Harris
Jane Lynch
Ricky Martin
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Kim Kardashian
Bette Midler
Sean Hayes
Sandra Bernhard
Dan Savage
Suze Orman
Russell Simmons
Nate Berkus
Piers Morgan
Andy Cohen
Rachel Zoe
Zach Wahls
"In a state of shared disbelief, this nation learned the leader of the
free world has publicly announced his full support for the signature
civil rights issue of our time: full recognition of the freedom to
marry for all Americans, gay and straight alike.
As the son of a same-sex couple from Iowa, and one of the first children born to an openly lesbian parent in the Midwest, it is with a sense of awe-struck bewilderment that I realize I am now represented by a sitting U.S. President who publicly supports the marriage shared by my two moms, Jackie and Terry.
I wish President Obama the best of luck with his re-election campaign in the fall and am looking forward to helping him advance, secure and protect full equality under the law for families like mine all across the country."
It's Friday and that means time for another Poll Position question and your chance to sound off on a topic facing the LGBT community.
It was a big week -- from North Carolina passing Amendment One ...
It's Friday and that means time for another Poll Position question and your chance to sound off on a topic facing the LGBT community.
It was a big week -- from North Carolina passing Amendment One ...
What I am called to do is to hold a mirror up to both the specific state of North Carolina, as well as to our entire nation, to show us the wrinkles and blemishes that we don't wish to see.
Posted: 05/11/2012 2:07 pm