Obama Inauguration Invokes Progressive Ideals
In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama invoked gay rights, economic equality, the urgency of climate change and the need to end political "name calling."
He also spoke about the need to end America's foreign wars.
Though the president spent much of his first term avoiding issues like gay marriage and climate change, it seems that he's willing to focus on these issues now that he won't face another election.
Obama selected the poet Richard Blanco to read at the capitol. Blanco became the youngest poet to do so, the first gay poet to do so and the first Latino poet to do so.
The pastor who gave the benediction made special mention of gay people during his prayer.
Read more of Neon Tommy's coverage of the inauguration here.