Heterosexual, gay, male, female. This is an even-handed rule. It creates a very even playing field.

We ask the president to heed his own advisory council, which has called on him to be bold and express leadership.

Senator Santorum's remarks are deeply discriminatory and are antithetical to bringing people together. If this is how the president defines inclusion, then it clearly calls into question the depth of compassion in his conservatism.

Religious political groups and their congressional allies overreached.

Notions of privacy are not what we are dealing with here.

Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country.