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Barack Obama: no country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of…

On the recordDecember 5, 2011
no country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians everywhere.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Fact Sheet: Working to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian

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