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Obama supported civil unions in 2004, but opposed same-sex marriage.[1] [1] https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/may/11/barack-obama/president-barack-oba

• sympil 2y ago
  My memory is that when he ran for President in 2008 he and the Demicratic Party made it clear there would be no federal push for gay marriage/civil unions. According to the article he publicly held a variety of positions on the topic over the years. Apparently you can find a quote of his to fit whatever narrative one wants but they didn’t push for federal legislation on the isssue in 2009.