Just as Bill Clinton was once touted as the “first black president,” the nation’s first actual (well, half) black president has become the first gay one. That is to say he’s now on the cover of Out magazine as it’s “Ally of the Year.”

“This is the first time a sitting president has been photographed for the cover of an LGBT title,” said Aaron Hicklin, Out’s editor-in-chief. He added that it’s “a historic moment in itself, and a statement on how much his administration has done to advance a singularly volatile issue that tarnished the reputations of both President Clinton and President Bush. A president who came to office on a wave of euphoria, appeared to lose momentum halfway through, and has since rallied, helping us secure marriage equality, among other landmark initiatives that are transforming our place in America.”

It’s true that Obama has “fundamentally transformed” much of America, including on this issue. For example, he made quite a show of turning the White House rainbow colors and socially engineering the military, not to mention advocating the punishment of any who dare stand for traditional marriage. But just three short years ago, Obama was an anti-same-sex marriage “bigot” just like the rest of us hillbillies. Given Obama’s political calculation for everything he does it’s hard to know what his conscience really tells him. Democrats in general waited until the irate, tireless minority of homosexuals and their advocates had pushed public discourse far enough Left that hopping on the bandwagon would only help them politically. Nevertheless, Obama has another ideological trophy for his case.