By the CNN Wire Staff
(CNN) — President Barack Obama, who previously said his views on the issue were “evolving,” said Wednesday he supports same-sex marriage.
“At a certain point, I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to affirm same-sex couples should be able to get married,” Obama said in an interview with ABC News.
Obama was “disappointed” by Tuesday’s vote on the issue in North Carolina, which he described as discriminatory against gays and lesbians, a spokesman said earlier Wednesday.
North Carolina voted to implement a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, which was already prohibited in the state. Supporters of the measure pushed for the constitutional amendment, arguing that it was needed to ward off future legal challenges.
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