What do you think Obama's inauguration will bring?
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Chrissy
01-20-2009, 02:17 PM
Obama says ‘all are equal’
But no mention of gays in inaugural address
By JOSHUA LYNSEN, Washington Blade | Jan 20, 12:32 PM
President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address that “all are equal,” but omitted a frequent stump-speech reference to gay Americans.
“The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit, to choose our better history, to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness,” he said.
Speaking more inclusively to people across the globe, Obama noted that “America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.”
The omission of a direct reference to gay Americans was a deviation for Obama, who had mentioned gays at many of his most significant stops along his way to the White House.
The night he accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in Denver, Obama mentioned his commitment to gay rights when he listed several contentious issues facing the American public, such as abortion and gun ownership.
“I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination,” he said.
The night he won the presidency, Obama told a crowd in Chicago that his victory was an answer to the question whether America remained a place “where all things are possible.”
“It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled, Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states,” he said. “We are, and always will be, the United States of America.”
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