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Meaning
The speaker is saying that Barack Obama is seen as having promoted major social change. The emphasis is on progress in the legal and cultural treatment of gay and lesbian Americans.
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Originally said in English.
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About Joy Reid
American political commentator and television host
Joy Reid is an American political commentator and television host. She was born in 1968 and became widely known through her work on MSNBC, including as host of The ReidOut from 2020 to 2025. Before that, she anchored The Reid Report from 2014 to 2015 and AM Joy from 2016 to 2020, and also worked as a national correspondent for MSNBC. Her public voice is tied to political analysis and commentary.
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