Where does Barack Obama stand on gay rights, compared to eleven 2012 GOP Presidential candidates? New Civil Rights Movement reader and frequent tipster, Ned Flaherty, in conjunction with MarriageEquality.org, offers this excellent graphic analysis.
Bottom line:
On marriage equality, only GOP candidate Fred Karger supports full civil marriage for same-sex couples.
On job protection for LGBT people, Barack Obama, along with Republicans Fred Karger and Gary Johnson offer their support.
On full open military service and benefits, we can look to President Obama, Fred Karger, Gary Johnson, and Ron Paul.
And on appointing LGBT-aware Supreme Court justices, we also have the support of President Obama, Fred Karger, Gary Johnson, and Ron Paul.
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