Obama: Time Has Come for the Issue of Civil Rights of LGBT Americans

“So the civil rights ░░░░░░░░ LGBT Americans this is ░░░░░░░░ issue whose time has ░░░░░░░░ And we ve got ░░░░░░░░ lot to celebrate because ░░░░░░░░ your hard work And ░░░░░░░░ are people here who ░░░░░░░░ been working these issues ░░░░░░░░ decades A lot of ░░░░░░░░ we ve accomplished over ░░░░░░░░ last six and a ░░░░░░░░ years has been because ░░░░░░░░ you Because of the ░░░░░░░░ that you and so ░░░░░░░░ of you laid before ░░░░░░░░ sophisticated national campaigns to ░░░░░░░░ quiet acts of defiance ░░░░░░░░ we ve been able ░░░░░░░░ do more to protect ░░░░░░░░ rights of lesbian gay ░░░░░░░░ and transgender Americans than ░░░░░░░░ any time in our ░░░░░░░░ Applause Together we ended ░░░░░░░░ t Ask Don t ░░░░░░░░ Applause We passed a ░░░░░░░░ hate crimes bill named ░░░░░░░░ part after Matthew Shepard ░░░░░░░░ We lifted the HIV ░░░░░░░░ ban and this summer ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ our national HIV AIDS ░░░░░░░░ which will focus on ░░░░░░░░ disparities that gay and ░░░░░░░░ men and transgender women ░░░░░░░░ Applause We strengthened the ░░░░░░░░ Against Women Act to ░░░░░░░░ LGBT victims Hospitals that ░░░░░░░░ Medicare and Medicaid are ░░░░░░░░ required to treat LGBT ░░░░░░░░ the same as everybody ░░░░░░░░ Applause The pillar of ░░░░░░░░ so called Defense of ░░░░░░░░ Act was struck down ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court as ░░░░░░░░ Just yesterday we announced ░░░░░░░░ insurance companies that cover ░░░░░░░░ workers will no longer ░░░░░░░░ able to prohibit gender ░░░░░░░░ services Applause And of ░░░░░░░░ we re now awaiting ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court s ruling ░░░░░░░░ whether same sex couples ░░░░░░░░ have the equal right ░░░░░░░░ marry Applause There are ░░░░░░░░ few decisions coming down ░░░░░░░░ next few days laughter ░░░░░░░░ I m paying close ░░░░░░░░ to But however the ░░░░░░░░ comes down on the ░░░░░░░░ issue one thing is ░░░░░░░░ there has been this ░░░░░░░░ shift in attitudes across ░░░░░░░░ country.”