the previous 43 presidents to uphold that principle. whether it's ending don't ask don't tell, making sure that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure that federal benefits can be provided to same sex couples. across the board. hate crimes. we have made sure that that is a central principle of this administration, because i think it's a central principle of america. now, what we've also done is we've said that doma, the defense of marriage act, is unconstitutional. and so we've said we cannot defend the federal government poking its nose into what states are doing and putting the thumb on the scale against same sex couples. what i've seen happen over