Inside Story US 2012 - What is Obama risking by backing gay unions?

Al Jazeera English 2012-08-30

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Barack Obama is now the first sitting US president to back same-sex marriage. But will he pay a political price in November's presidential elections for coming out with his support of gay unions? Guests: Brian Brown, William Robinson, Adam Serwer.
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