Mr Obama has made clear his sympathy for demands for equal rights. In his speech, he compared the plight of gays to that of blacks during the civil-rights era. “It's not for me to tell you to be patient, any more than it was for others to counsel patience to African-Americans petitioning for equal rights half a century ago”, he said. That undoubtedly pleased his audience, who often struggle to convince conservatives that their political demands, such as for equal protection and benefits, should count as rights.

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