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Obama's Remarks at 15th Annual HRC National Dinner
By Advocate.com Editors.Posted on Advocate.com October 01, 2011 08:50:00 PM ET
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The Human Rights Campaign welcomed President Obama to the 15th Annual National Dinner, the largest HRC National Dinner to date, drawing more than 3,000 people to the Washington Convention Center.
"Every single American -- gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender -- every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society. It's a pretty simple proposition". (Applause.)
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Obama: 'Ways to go' in struggle for gay rights
By Katherine Skiba Tribune Washington Bureau|9:36 p.m. EDT, October 1, 2011
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President Obama departs after speaking Saturday at the Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
Reporting from Washington—
President Obama joined the nation's largest gay rights group in celebrating gays and lesbians being legally allowed to serve openly in the military, saying that "we believe in an equal America that values the service of every patriot."
Warning that some would overturn strides for equality, Obama declared, "We believe in a big America. A tolerant America. An equal America that values the service of every patriot. E pluribus unum — out of many, one."