A new campaign called Greater Than is falsely implying support from Barack Obama to attack marriage equality. The group misused a 2010 Obama quote, “We know that children benefit not just from loving mothers and loving fathers, but from strong and loving marriages as well,” to suggest opposition to same-sex marriage. That quote came from a responsible fatherhood event—not an anti-gay speech. Obama publicly backed marriage equality in 2012, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to do so. Advocates say the campaign relies on fear, racist imagery, and long-debunked smears against queer parents, despite overwhelming research showing queer families raise thriving children.
