Reply #3: I take it as you do - with a change of one word - "demand" to

[karynnj]

a "strong argument" for Obama to change.

This link seemed to take it that way, summarizing it as:

While Kerry agrees the president should be able to move at his own pace, the senator also insists, "The America we aspire to doesn't have any second class citizens," and concludes, "Although it sometimes take too long, America always ends up on the right side of history."

Basically, Kerry says Obama is entitled to his position, but would be better off leading the way, rather than being remembered as a stumbling block to progress. Whether the president agrees remains to be see

Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/07/john-kerry-defends-presidents-evolving-gay-politics.html#ixzz1RpFSI400

Now there last sentence goes further than Kerry politely would, Kerry's words quoted in the previous paragraph are very strong. I suspect the difference is that Kerry knows that Obama may not want to make a stronger statement until he is re-elected. Ater all, most of us thought that Kerry was more cautious in his overt support until he gave up the idea of running for President in 2008.

But it is pure laziness that has most of the papers missing the nuance and going with the title of the article. I suspect it is because most are closer to his daughters' age than his - and really don't get that there are many who really are not ready for what they see correctly as a right, but incorrectly as the overwhelmingly predominate POV now.