Obama Tells MTV He Won't Push Gay Marriage in Second Term

During a live interview today inside the White House, President Obama told MTV viewers that when it comes to same-sex marriage, it would be up to future generations of Americans to implement meaningful reform.
Asked if he would use his second term as a platform to extend same-sex marriage to more states, the president demurred, saying he viewed it as an issue for the states to decide.
"For us to try to legislate federally into this area is probably the wrong way to go," Obama told MTV presenter Sway Calloway, who asked questions submitted by youth voters.
Obama has long said he opposes the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as being between one man and one woman, and has called for its appeal.