"Greater Than, a recently launched campaign to overturn gay marriage nationwide, misrepresented a quote from former President Barack Obama to falsely imply that he supports their campaign - he does not. The campaign's website shows Obama's image alongside those of other anti-LGBTQ+ bigots, like slain MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, Christian conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey, and right-wing "satirical news" peddler Seth Dillon."
"Below Obama's image is a 2010 quote in which he said, "We know that children benefit not just from loving mothers and loving fathers, but from strong and loving marriages as well." The insinuation is that Obama agrees with the anti-gay trope that "all children deserve a father and mother" (rather than two parents of the same sex) and that he considers same-sex marriages as weaker or less loving that different-sex marriages."
Greater Than, a campaign to overturn gay marriage, misrepresented a 2010 Barack Obama quote to imply he supports its goals, which he does not. The campaign's website pairs Obama's image with other anti-LGBTQ+ figures, and places the 2010 line beneath as evidence of his supposed agreement with the trope that children need a mother and a father. The 2010 remark came from an event promoting responsible fatherhood, not an anti-gay speech. Obama publicly supported legalizing same-sex marriage in 1996, but during his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns he stated support for civil unions while defining marriage as between one man and one woman. White House staff initially questioned the authenticity of his 1996 statement, but those claims were later withdrawn.
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