Sex advice columnist, author and
founder of the It
Gets Better Project Dan Savage has predicted an “evolutionary
leap” on gay marriage for President Barack Obama following the 2012
general election.
Obama, considered the most gay-friendly
president the nation has ever elected, has repeatedly dodged the
question of whether he supports giving gay and lesbian couples the
right to marry, saying only that he's “evolving” on the issue.
During a National Public Radio (NPR)
All
Things Considered story broadcast Saturday, Savage said the
biggest issue of 2012 for the gay community will be the presidential
election.
“The reelection of Barack Obama, who
isn't perfect on our issues. He devolved on the issue of marriage
equality. In 1996, he was a supporter of marriage equality, and then
by 2008 he was opposed. But I believe the president is going to
evolve on marriage equality. And we may see an evolutionary leap
after the 2012 election,” Savage said.
Savage added: “We're going to see
more marriage equality battles, and we're going to see us starting to
win some at the ballot box.”