Sign the Freedom of Choice Act
"The first thing I'd do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That's the first thing that I'd do." -- Barack Obama speaking to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, July 17, 2007.
Overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
"For the record, I opposed DOMA in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying." -- Barack Obama in a 2004 letter to a Chicago homosexual newspaper.
Grant Special Rights for Homosexuals
"Since 1996, I have been the sponsor or a chief co-sponsor of measures to expand civil liberties for the LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender] community including hate-crimes legislation, adoption rights and the extension of basic civil rights to protect LGBT persons from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, employment and credit." -- Barack Obama in a 2004 letter to a Chicago homosexual newspaper.
Appoint Radical Judges
"[W]hat matters on the Supreme Court is those 5 percent of cases that... can only be determined on the basis of one's deepest values, one's core concerns, one's broader perspectives on how the world works, and the depth and breadth of one's empathy." -- Remarks of Barack Obama opposing the confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts.
Allow Open Homosexuals in the Military
Interviewer: "If you were elected, what do you plan to do for the LGBT community -- what can you reasonably get done?"
Obama: "I reasonably can see 'don’t ask, don’t tell' eliminated. I think that I can help usher through an Employment Non-Discrimination Act and sign it into law." -- Interview with The Advocate, April 10, 2008.
Fund Deadly Embryonic Stem Cell Research
"Clearly, we are moving backwards in our efforts with these current restrictions. Stymieing embryonic stem cell research is a step in the wrong direction." -- Barack Obama press release, April 11, 2007.
What Can You Do?
