What is Barack Obama's position on same-sex marriage?

Answer 1

He supports federal recognition of same-sex marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. He opposes amending state constitutions to ban same-sex marriage. He supports state legislation to legalize same-sex marriage. It should be noted that this has been what the president calls a "gradual evolution." He has always been in favor of civil unions, but had not come around to favoring marriage equality until early in 2012.