From Queer Channel Media’s Kevin Naff:
Democrats’ gay support is welcome, but when will words translate to action?
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And so gay voters wait another year. If Obama wins the White House and the Democrats expand their majorities in the House and Senate — all of which seem inevitable — then it will be time for action instead of just words. That means a vote on ENDA, repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and real debate on federal recognition of rights for same-sex couples, thousands of whom are now legally marrying on both coasts. In addition, D.C. will be out of excuses for putting off a City Council vote on marriage rights for gay couples. If Obama wins and Democrats rule Congress, the Council should move forward with a marriage bill as soon as possible. A majority of Council members favor it and Mayor Adrian Fenty has said he would sign it.
We’re nearing the time when Democrats will be out of excuses for delaying or resisting action on gay rights issues.
And yet, when trans people call the Rhode Island Avenue Cesspool of Transphobia – as well as Dems – on the carpet for endless rancidly-empty rhetoric on trans-inclusion, we’re accused of undermining the self-declared self-evident right of rich, white, straight-acting gay men and lesbians to live in an America in which they have a federally-sanctioned right to discriminate against trans people.
Take your out-of-tune (and out-of-touch) tiny little violin and get thee to a country clubbery.
