Feeling Duped Yet?

You know that Obama's empty campaign rhetoric is becoming more and more transparent if the Human Rights Campaign is starting to notice. In response to the current administration's backing of DOMA, HRC president Joe Solmonese does what most liberals do when push comes to shove...

... Write a strongly worded letter.

As an American, a civil rights advocate, and a human being, I hold this administration to a higher standard than this brief. In the course of your campaign, I became convinced—and I still want to believe—that you do, too. I have seen your administration aspire and achieve. Protecting women from employment discrimination. Insuring millions of children. Enabling stem cell research to go forward. These are powerful achievements. And they serve as evidence to me that this brief should not be good enough for you. The question is, Mr. President—do you believe that it’s good enough for us?

One would imagine that the majority of the gay community who bought into all the hope and change would begin to see that it was nothing more than a slick politician playing a demographic to get elected. But considering Obama's stance on marriage has always been "between a man and a woman" (at least while he was running for the White House) and they still voted for him, I'm not holding my breath that his lack of action will give gay liberals that wake up call they so desperately need.

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The Gheys Are Separate... But Are They Equal?

Texas Christian University to Offer Separate Housing for Gay Students

Eight students have signed up for Texas Christian University's designated on-campus housing for gay students and their supporters, in what may be the only such college housing in North Texas.

The DiversCity Q community will open in the fall in a section of the Tom Brown-Pete Wright apartments. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender students and allies — heterosexual classmates who support them — will have the chance to live together, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in a story posted Tuesday on its Web site.

"It's a chance for students to be part of a unique experience," said David Cooper, TCU associate director for residential life.

Yes... apparently the "unique experience" they're talking about is better known as "segregation". So all this brouhaha about equality is just so gays can move into a residence hall ghetto. Yeah that make sense... No, no it doesn't.

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I'm Sorry - But The Teleprompter Says Now Isn't The Time

Obama Administration Delays Action on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Dear Gay Democrats,

Thanks for your votes. Now get lost.

Sincerely,

B. H. Obama
Commander-in-Chief

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What Are We? Chopped Liver?

From Change.org's John McCain's Daughter and Campaign Manager are Better than Most Democrats on Marriage:

But kudos for Schmidt and Meghan McCain for creating the space in the Republican party for same-sex marriage advocates. I still might disagree with them on most issues, but their words certainly speak to a younger generation of GOPers that may some day pull the party from the "cold, dead hands" of the radical rightwing.

HELLO!!! There's a whole mess o' gay Republicans and Conservatives that are trying to do just that! What about us?

Oh, that's right. We're "self-loathing" and "Jews for Hitler" blahblahblahblah yakety smakety.

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How The Hell Did We Miss This??

In the never-ending quest to achieve true equality, the gay community has focused on some hotly contested issues.  Marriage.  Civil unions.  Tax-breaks.  Hospital visitation.  Non-descrimination in the workplace.  We've even questioned whether it's fair to have "mother" and "father" on birth certificates.

That's a pretty wide gamut to cover and inevitably there will be some major, but no less important issues to tackle.  Thankfully, one of those has finally been addressed.  That of course being...

... who gays should rent their cars from.

Thank you, Avis.  Finally, we as a people can avoid the road-rage inherent in additional driver fees.

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