Yesterday, President Obama became the first US President to say that loving same sex couples deserve the same equal marriage rights as everybody else.



It’s a day that will go down in history as a game changer in this crucial fight for equality. But this is also an election year, and Obama’s announcement gives his conservative opponents plenty of ammunition for hateful smear campaigns. He has gone out on a limb to stand up for what’s right at a time when legalized discrimination against gays and lesbians is at a boiling point. If we all support him now he will know Americans applaud his courage.



Avaaz is designing a huge Thank You card -- sign the card now to thank President Obama for standing up for love and send this to everyone -- if 20,000 of us sign it, it'll be delivered directly to the White House.