Jase Peeples watches a television broadcast of President Obama declaring his support of same-sex marriage Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at The Mix bar in San Francisco. President Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president. Peeples, who has lived with his partner for nine years, welcomed the news. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)