Michelle Obama recently gave a speech that indicated her husband's positions were very supportive of the GLBT community.
Make no mistake, Barack Obama is much, much more of a friend to GLBT people than presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain. In 2006, McCain appeared in advertising supporting a state constitutional amendment in his home state of Arizona that would have banned same-sex marriage (it failed). He supports the pending ballot initiative in California that would do the same thing.
Obama has never been know as an opponent of GLBT rights, and has recently made a significant push to gain the community's support by telling them he would be an advocate for their rights.
All except one, however.
Obama supports civil unions, but not full legalization of same-sex marriage.
Until that happens, he still stands as someone that would try to lead movement toward more rights for GLBT people, but ultimately he will stop short of full equality and support reduced discrimination.
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This might interest you: "Untangling Barack Obama's audacious mumbo jumbo," by John P. Mortimer, Bay Area Reporter 11/16/2006 at http://ebar.com/common/inc/article_print.php?sec=guest_op&article=73
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