President Obama on Gay Rights

Earlier this month, President Obama declared June to be National LGBT History Month. Following through with this declaration, last week, President Obama made the landmark decision to grant all federal employees equal benefits for themselves and their partners, regardless of the marital status or sexual orientation of the employee and his or her partner. For the signing of this article, Obama invited numerous civil rights and political leaders to the oval office where he delivered some remarks on the topic.

The Daily Voice reports:

Forty years after the Stonewall riots sparked the gay rights movement, President Barack Obama hosts an historic reception for LGBT activists and their families to honor LGBT Pride and the 40th Stonewall anniversary. The speech, carried live on CNN and other networks, marks the first time a sitting president has given a live televised speech on LGBT issues.

The President, who has been criticized by many LGBT rights advocates for inaction on his many campaign promises, says his Administration has made some progress on behalf of gay Americans and will do more.

Read the whole story, including all of President Obama's Remarks, after the jump