Dale Carpenter

Prof. Carpenter Quoted on Obama Backing Gay Marriage

Professor Dale Carpenter was quoted in a MinnPost article entitled "Obama Backing Gay Marriage: 'A Historic Moment'." The article quoted him saying: "It is an incredibly important day for advocates of equality for committed same-sex couples," said Dale Carpenter, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. "To have the executive branch behind full equality is a powerful thing."

Carpenter was also quoted in The Guardian in an article entitled "How Barack Obama's Gay Marriage Move Changes the Presidential Race." The article quoted him saying: "Ten years ago people would have said this was a radical idea. Now this event will be one of the milestones in the history of the struggle. I did not expect it."