What Do Ellen DeGeneres and Obama Have in Common
by Kaitlin Senk on Jun 17, 2014 | Views: 132 | Score: 1
Barack Obama | Ellen DeGeneres | Anderson Cooper | Hillary Clinton | Barney Frank | Neil Patrick Harris | |
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LGBT Respondents Who Named...Important in Advancing LGBT Rights | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Sources:
pewresearch.org
Ellen DeGeneres and President Obama were the leaders when LGBT Americans were asked to name a well-known figure who’s been important in advancing the rights of LGBT people. Nearly a quarter of LGBT respondents cited Obama, who publicly reversed his previous opposition to same-sex marriage and spoke about it, and LGBT rights more generally, in his second inaugural address.