A TEN-year-old girl with two fathers wrote a letter to Barack Obama thanking the US President for his support of same-sex couples.

She asked him for advice on how to deal with bullies - and he responded, with a personal letter from the desk of the President.

Sophia Bailey Klugh invited Mr Obama to dinner with her parents, Jonathan Bailey and Triton Klugh, in a heartfelt message.

"I'm so glad you agree that two men can love each other, but at school kids think that's gross and weird," she wrote.

"It really hurts my feelings so I came to you because you are my hero.

"If you were me and you had two dads that loved each other and kids at school teased you about it, what would you do?"

The sweet letter then ends with Sophia wishing Mr Obama well for the election, and asked him to say hello to his daughters.

She probably expected it to end there. President Obama has one of the world's most important job titles. He's a busy man.

But he responded.

"Thank you for writing me such a thoughtful letter about your family. Reading it made me proud to be your president," he wrote.

"In America, no two families look the same. We celebrate this diversity."

And to the issue of the school bullies: "A good rule is to treat others the way you hope they will treat you.

"Remind your friends at school about this rule if they say something that hurts your feelings."