Obama promotes gay rights in Africa, praises court


Obama promotes gay rights in Africa, praises court

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama today praised the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage as a “victory for American democracy” but clashed with his African host over gay rights in a sign of how far the movement has to go internationally. Obama said recognition of same-sex unions in the United States should cross state lines and that equal rights should be recognized universally. It was his first chance to expand on his thoughts about the ruling, which was issued Wednesday as he flew to Senegal, one of many African countries that outlaw homosexuality. Senegalese President Macky Sall rebuffed Obama’s call for Africans to give gays equal rights under the law.