Lambda Legal, the LGBT organization responsible for most of our major court victories over the past few decades, has received an anniversary present that certainly beats paper, wood, diamond and pretty much any other material or precious stone traditionally gifted: a message from President Obama. 

While visiting with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, President Obama took a few questions from the press over immigration reform and the American LGBT community. Check his response out after the break. 

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At the end of a major press conference that wrapped up moments ago, President Obama came back to the microphone for an encore of sorts to bring up his support for Jason Collins. Calling him a role model for LGBT youth who are struggling, and a sign of increasing recognition in America, President Obama practically gushed about the country's first openly gay active player in a major sport. 

Check out the president's full statement on Jason Collins after the jump.

President Obama spoke with national Spanish language stations late Wednesday when the topic of the Supreme Court marriage hearings came up.

“I think it is time for the justices to examine this issue,” Obama told a Telemundo reporter.

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President Obama has evolved rather quickly once again from his big 2012 marriage equality announcement. He's like a comic book mutant or a cartoon animal on the Simpsons that lives too close to the nuclear plant or something. 

President Obama's bold second term took an even more LGBT-friendly turn on Friday after the Administration filed a brief asking to actually take part in the Prop 8 oral arguments before the Supreme Court. 

President Obama has obviously evolved even further from his personal support for same-sex marriage as evident in the DOMA and Prop 8 filings with SCOTUS in February. In a press conference held today, the president explains his evolution. 

Must watch video, after the jump.

As hoped, President Obama and the Justice Department will file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court arguing against Proposition 8. Details follow. 

Late Friday, in what some political talking heads are calling a surprising move, the Obama administration formally urged the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense Of Marriage Act! Details follow after the jump.

Ahead of the Boy Scouts of America board meeting that will decide the fate of its archaic gay ban, President Obama has come out in support of ending the homophobic policy and opening the ranks to LGBT troops and leaders. Check out what the president had to say during an interview on CBS News over the weekend.

Updated Tuesday, 3:40 p.m. PST

As scheduled, President Obama delivered his immigration reform speech today in Las Vegas and he did include changes that would protect same-sex families from being separated. 

Watch his speech (and read a reaction from the Human Rights Campaign) after the jump.

President Obama couldn't attend Creating Change 2013, the country's largest gathering of LGBT rights advocates, himself, but that didn't stop him from sending a message of support via a recorded message. Check out what the president has to say to the attendees of #CC13 after the break.