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The actress questioned the US President's record on gay rights in comments published a day after he signed the law repealing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.
She spoke out before the US Senate voted to end the controversial military policy that prevented openly gay men and women from serving in the nation’s army.
In an interview with Newsweek Lynch, who is a lesbian, was asked to give her opinion on gay rights – including hot button topics such as marriage, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and bullying.
She said: “Yes, we thought the great hope of Obama was going to magically change all that, and it doesn’t seem to have…
“He’s just nicely walking the middle.”
A request from Newsweek to Lynch’s representatives to see if she has changed her opinion of the President following Wednesday’s historic repeal went unanswered.
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