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\nNo president in history has done more for LGBTQ rights than Barack Obama.<\/p>\n
\nNo president in history has done more for LGBTQ rights than Barack Obama.<\/p>\n
Obama helped lift the ban on LGBTQ people serving openly in the military, granted federal contractors protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and put a historic number of LGBTQ people in high-ranking positions. And on his watch, marriage equality became the law of the land.<\/p>\n
While the country\u2019s highest court has recognized the right to marriage, there is still some cause for concern. President-elect Donald Trump says he doesn\u2019t support marriage equality, but the matter is \u201csettled\u201d at this point and he is \u201cfine\u201d with the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n
During his eighth and final pride reception in June, Obama reflected on the progress his administration has made. He said the country \u201ccannot be complacent\u201d and will \u201cgo backwards if we don\u2019t work hard.\u201d He reflected on the June 2015 night after the Supreme Court decision, when the White House was lit with rainbow pride lights.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a beacon for people around the world who are still fighting for those rights,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a reminder that when the change we seek comes, and when we move a little bit further on our journey toward equality and justice, we still have a responsibility to reach back and help pull up others who are striving to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n