It’s Time

This week Obama hosted GLBT movers and shakers to the White House. Not me. He is also still trying to bridge the gap between the GLBT community and the religious right in this country. Queerty asks why? I’ll tell you why. Because if you can convince a certain percentage of the religious right even to tolerate us, we can move forward to a much greater degree. Has anyone been paying attention to what happens in this country? A court says we have equal rights and in no time at all, a publicly-voted referendum takes those rights away. Wouldn’t it be great if a court decision or a legislative act stayed in place? The way that happens is if someone like Pres. Obama keeps talking about us and how we deserve respect and civil rights. Marching and protesting only get you so far. If a state like California and do a 180 on us, how can GLBTers in the rocky mountain and deep southern states get ahead?

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