Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Right-wingnuts say there’s proof Obama killed Joan Rivers for calling him gay & we’re all a little dumber now
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It missed the mark nine years ago, and has aged even more poorly. But it’s also worth pointing out that, despite some off-color jokes, she was of a different time and a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights throughout her career.
In fact, she was one of the first celebrities who responded to the AIDS crisis, headlining fundraisers and caring for people living with the virus.
Her charitable work, and ardent support, made her one of the first true gay icons. “My gay fans have been wonderful from day one,” she told The Advocate a few months before her passing. “I remember when I was working at the Duplex in Greenwich Village in New York at the beginning of my career and the only ones who would laugh at my jokes were the gay guys.
