Washington - President Obama, in a Wednesday interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," declared his support for same-sex marriage. His statement, coming six months before the general election, raises the political stakes in an issue voters are roughly evenly divided.
Even though the Obama administration's policy has been in favor of gay rights, implementing gay-friendly policies such as stopping the enforcement of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on homosexuals serving in the military and declaring it believes that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, Obama had equivocated on the politically sensitive issue of gay marriage.
