WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a petition posted by Colton D. from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, President Obama is being asked to consider supporting a bill to fully legalize same-sex marriage across the county.

“The LGBT community is the last group of people to not get full rights in our nation,” said the petition on the White House website, www.whitehouse.gov,  “the great nation of freedom and opportunity. We the people need to call on President Barack Obama to take a stand as our country’s leader, and fully legalize same-sex marriage across the whole nation.”

To be considered by the White House, 5,000 signatures must be generated by October 22.