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''[[The Almanac of American Politics]] (2008)'' rated Obama's overall social policies in 2006 as more [[conservative]] than 21% of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], and more [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] than 77% of the Senate (18% and 77%, respectively, in 2005).<ref name=aap>{{cite book |title=Almanac of American Politics (2008)|publisher=[[National Journal]] |author=Michael Barone with Richard Cohen |page=538}}</ref>
In 2010, Obama signed the [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010]], which ended a policy of not allowing gays, lesbians and bisexuals to state their sexual orientation openly in the military. In May 2012, he became the first sitting U.S. president to announce his support for legalizing [[same-sex marriage]].<ref name="BBC.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18014102|title=Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry|author=|date=May 9, 2012|work=BBC.co.uk}}</ref>
During his second [[inaugural address]] on January 21, 2013, Obama called for full equality for people who are LGBT: "Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law — for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well." This was a historic moment, being the first time that a president mentioned [[LGBT rights in the United States|gay rights]] or the word ''gay'' in an inaugural address.<ref>{{cite news|last=Robillard|first=Kevin|title=First inaugural use of the word 'gay'|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/first-inaugural-use-of-the-word-gay-86499.html#ixzz2Idac3ubt|accessdate=21 January 2013|publisher=Politico|date=21 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Obama Inauguration Speech Makes History With Mention Of Gay Rights Struggle, Stonewall Uprising|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/obama-inauguration-speech-stonewall-gays_n_2520962.html#slide=892590|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=21 January 2013|first=Noah|last=Michelson|date=January 21, 2013}}</ref>
==See also==
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