Kerry Apologizes to LGBT People on Behalf of State Department; Will Obama Follow Suit?
(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama is "proud of his record" in standing up for LGBT rights, but there are no plans at the moment for him to apologize for previous presidents who viewed homosexuality as abnormal or perverted, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday.
"I wouldn't rule it out, but I'm not aware that -- that there's anything that's being cooked up to officially respond to that at this point," Earnest said.
The topic arose after Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement on Monday [1], apologizing for the State Department's past treatment of "LGBTI" (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) people:
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