Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States is the highest ranking official to publicly support gay marriage. Although Democratic policies lean toward gay marriage, in contrast to republican views, the Obama administration has not stated that they will push for gay rights legistlation. Biden was quoted saying that he personally feels comfortable with gay marriage but cannot speak for the president. Although the conflicting statements from the Obama administration's stance and Joe Biden lend to controversy, this is a turning point for gay rights. In a world where a vast majority of the population supports gay marriage, it's only a matter of time until that view leaks into the presidency itself.

Dylan Stableforth. "Biden on Gay Marriage". news.yahoo.com. 2012. 4 May 2012. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/biden-gay-marriage-absolutely-comfortable-men-marrying-men-152035862.html