Obama’s interminable hedging regarding his views on gay marriage tested the patience of many progressives, so it’s good to see that his evolution on the matter is finally complete and that he endorsed marriage equality. It won’t change anything in the near term–states like North Carolina continue to incorporate blatant discrimination into their constitutions. But the fact that the President of the United States supports the right of people like my brother and his partner to marry is still significant. It leaves no doubt that no doubt that marriage equality is no longer just a mainstream notion, but an inevitable outcome. That outcome may still be years away from being fully realized, but it will come to pass–regardless of who wins this particular election. And someday we’ll look back at this moment and wonder how a guy as smart as Obama took so long to reach such an obvious conclusion.
