It is perfectly obvious (seemingly) that Michelle Obama is more left-wing / liberal than her husband President Barack Obama. It would seem equally obvious that she is a supporter of equality.
But as we’ve seen with Julia Gillard – assumptions about supposedly progressive role models can be dangerous. So what is the real story with Michelle Obama.
Well, her recent appointment of a major Californian marriage equality advocate (Camille Johnson) gives us a clue.
Michelle Obama has hinted at her support in 2008, saying in a speech that connected the gay rights struggle to civil rights: “The world as it is should be one that rejects discrimination of all kinds.” But that isn’t exactly brave compared to Laura Bush and Cindy McCain who support marriage in a much more hostile party environment (and who also said nothing on the campaign trail). Both the Obamas oppose a federal ban on gay marriage. Which is a quite limp-wristed way of saying you would support it if you had a backbone, I suppose.
I guess we are no closer to an real answer here ….
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