On the eve of signing historic legislation to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, President Obama sat down in the Oval Office with Kerry Eleveld of the gay and lesbian magazine the Advocate. During the interview, Obama said his “attitudes are evolving” on same-sex marriage — which he said he opposed throughout the 2008 presidential campaign. From The Advocate:

“Like a lot of people, I’m wrestling with this,” he said. “I’ve wrestled with the fact that marriage traditionally has had a different connotation. But I also have a lot of very close friends who are married gay or lesbian couples.”

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