Openly Gay Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) Defends Obama: The Best President Ever On LGBT Issues [View All]

[Tx4obama]

MINNEAPOLIS -- After heated criticism of President Barack Obama on gay issues at Netroots Nation, openly gay Congressman Jared Polis defended Obama on Saturday, calling him "the best president this country has ever had on LGBT issues."

"Gay Americans have never had anything close to this much of an advocate in the White House in the United States," the Colorado Democrat told HuffPost.

Obama's record on gay rights has been under fire at Netroots Nation, a progressive conference being held this year in Minnesota. Some progressives have said he is too weak on LGBT issues.

But Polis pointed out that the president made two major steps forward: Obama signed into law a repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that barred gays from the military and announced that his administration would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a law requiring marriage to be between a man and a woman.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/18/jared-polis-defends-obama-lgbt_n_879791.html


Edited to add:
Jared Polis participated in CNN's "Freshman Year in Congress" series, he was pretty awesome in the series and I was sad to see it end. The series followed the first year in Congress of Democrat Polis (including his partner) and another fellow that is a republican.
Anyone wishing to see the videos click on the following link and then click on CNN VIDEO towards the top left: http://www.cnn.com/search/?query=freshman%20year%20in%20congress&primaryType=mixed&sortBy=date&intl=false