(MCT) — LOS ANGELES—Days before the Boy Scouts of America prepared to consider lifting its blanket prohibition on gays, President Barack Obama reiterated that he thinks the ban should end.

In an interview with CBS News airing during the Super Bowl show Sunday, Obama said, “My attitude is that gays and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everybody else does, in every institution and walk of life.” He called the Scouts “a great institution” that offers skills that benefit children throughout their lives.