GLAD responds to Obama's support for same-sex marriage

UNDATED -- The following statement is from Mary Bonauto, the director of the Civil Rights Project at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD):

“President Obama has travelled a road that many Americans have travelled in recent years. Gay and lesbian couples have the same love and make the same commitment as all couples, and deserve the same recognition as full citizens. Our country’s history is one of expanding the circle of constitutional rights and protections to include more citizens, and our nation is always the better for it.”

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is New England’s leading legal organization dedicated to eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression.