President Obama

The most exciting thing about Jason Collins' coming-out announcement is the reaction of others. These days, it's clearly uncool to be homophobic. Or to put it another way: Real men support gay rights. The President of the United States is a real man.

jarron collins (Jason's twin brother)
@jarronctwin
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/… very proud of you @jasoncollins34
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Kobe Bryant
@kobebryant
Proud of @jasoncollins34. Don't suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others #courage #support #mambaarmystandup #BYOU

Changing his mind on an issue he initially said should be left to the states - President Obama said he could not imagine a circumstance in which a state banning marriage equality would be legal.

The Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on marriage equality.

President Obama is urging the Illinois General Assembly to legalize marriage equality. State lawmakers will begin processing the measure as early as this week.