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salready believe in their hearts: When all Americans are treated as equal we are all more free. My administration has been guided by that idea. Itamp。39。s why we stopped defending the socalledDefense of Marriage Act, and why we were pleased when the Court finally struck down a centralprovision of that discriminatory law. Itamp。39。s why we ended “Donamp。39。t Ask, Donamp。39。t Tell.” From extendingfull marital benefits to federal employees and their spouses, to expanding hospital visitationrights for LGBT patients and their loved ones, weamp。39。ve made real progress in advancing equalityfor LGBT Americans in ways that were unimaginable not too long ago. I know change for many of our LGBT brothers and sisters must have seemed so slow for so pared to so many other issues, Americaamp。39。s shift has been so quick. I know thatAmericans of goodwill continue to hold a wide range of views on this issue. Opposition insome cases has been based on sincere and deeply held beliefs. All of us who wele todayamp。39。snews should b