EDITORIAL: Obama, same-sex marriage and the US election*

Last week’s statement by US President Barack Obama that he supports same-sex marriage, will have implications for the course of the debate in Australia and on the forthcoming US Presidential election to be held on November 6.
Although Obama’s statement was made in a television interview, the words he used indicated that it was a carefully-considered policy declaration, not a slip of the tongue.
He told America’s ABC News, “It is important for me to go ahead and …

Sorry, you don’t have access to this content. Please log in or email [email protected] for help.