{"id":84166,"date":"2013-01-22T10:07:29","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T14:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=84166"},"modified":"2013-01-22T10:07:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T14:07:39","slug":"obama-makes-history-by-citing-gay-rights-in-inaugural-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/international-news\/obama-makes-history-by-citing-gay-rights-in-inaugural-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama makes history by citing gay rights in inaugural address"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_84167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84167\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-84167\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/obama-speech.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/obama-speech.jpg 198w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/obama-speech-150x140.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Obama delivering his inaugural speech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Barack Obama made history in his inaugural address on Monday when he mentioned the word &#8220;gay&#8221; and spoke on the issue of gay rights for the first time in a presidential swearing-in speech.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well,&#8221; Obama said in his address on the Capitol steps after his swearing in.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths \u2013 that all of us are created equal&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The speech was highly praised by gay and lesbian groups across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>It was described as &#8220;historic&#8221; by Brian Ellner, who led the successful campaign to make same sex marriage legal in New York state. &#8220;The president placed the fight for gay equality alongside the struggles for women&#8217;s equality and civil rights. 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