Ally. Hero. Icon.
The 44th
President of the United States is our Ally of the Year—a president who came to
office on a wave of euphoria, appeared to lose momentum halfway through, and has
since rallied, helping us secure marriage equality, among other landmark
initiatives that are transforming our place in America.
This is the
first time a sitting president has been photographed for the cover of an LGBT
title, a historic moment in itself, and a statement on how much his
administration has done to advance a singularly volatile issue that tarnished
the reputations of both President Clinton and President Bush. It might have
tarnished this president, too, but for his late-hour conversion in 2012, which
set the stage for the extraordinary succession of events that led to this
year’s Supreme Court ruling, on June 26, making it unconstitutional to deny
same-sex couples the right to wed. Many things led up to that decision—“decades
of our brothers and sisters fighting for recognition and equality” as the
president notes—but once his administration decided to join that fight it
created what people like to call a “transformative” moment. It helped tip the
balance, and it put our elected leader on the right side of justice.
All hail our ally-in-chief! Thank you, blogging buddy! Love and naked hugs!
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