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May 09, 2012
Americans React to Obama's Same-Sex Marriage Stance-Courtesy of VOA

On the streets of Washington, passersby voiced __________ opinions about America’s first-ever presidential __________ of marriage rights for gays and lesbians.

Web designer Kate Brown: “I support marriage __________, so I was very happy. It should be a __________ right that you can love whoever you want to love and get the same benefits as somebody else, regardless of your genitalia,”

By contrast, Washington resident Rupert Moreno says he has many gay friends, but does __________ __________their right to marry. “I think that is an aberration. If you go that __________, then the next step will be people doing polygamy. How about that? Why not also allow marriage between one man and a few women? Three? How do you like that? Or four or five?," he said.

__________ groups weighed in quickly. The socially-conservative Family Research Council called President Obama’s announcement “__________but not __________,” and predicted that same-sex marriage will be “a __________ issue" in this year's presidential election.

Meanwhile, __________ rights groups applauded Mr. Obama.

Michael Cole-Schwartz of the Human Rights Campaign “It is a tremendous day. The president coming out and pledging his full support for marriage equality really shows a great amount of __________.”

Cole-Schwartz says he was elated when he heard the news. “I think there is something tremendously __________ when the leader of, not just our country, but the leader of the __________ world goes on television and says, ‘I value all families’. I think gay and lesbian families need the same __________. And I think about the gay kid growing up somewhere in this country who has heard his president say he can have that__________ that everyone else shares of one day growing up and getting married. I think it sends a tremendously __________ signal.”

Recent public opinion surveys show a __________ majority of Americans favor same-sex marriage. Only a few years ago, public opinion was decidedly __________.