On the recordNovember 19, 2015
People who have a different sexual orientation are deserving of respect and dignity like everybody else, and they shouldn't go to jail for it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “People who have a different sexual orientation are deserving of respect and dignity like everybody else, and they…”
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall at Taylor's University, Malaysia.
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