Showing posts with label joe Solmonese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joe Solmonese. Show all posts
Friday, June 05, 2009
Did HRC Throw Gay Service Members Under the Bus?
Sean Bugg provides info and links to the breaking news that HRC made a "deal" with the White House to put off repealing DADT in favor of ENDA and Hate Crimes legislation.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Obama and Gay Rights -- Don't Get Your Hopes Up
I was a gay cheerleader for Obama, no question, and am thrilled and relieved he won.
But this quote from Joe Solmonese, leader of the Human Rights Campaign, is just insane:
Shouldn't we wait until Obama has actually delivered something for the gay community before declaring victory for our community?
The WashBlade article that quoted Solmonese is rife with swooning statements from other gay rights leaders. Feeling the euphoria, you'd have thought voters defeated the anti-gay initiatives in three states instead of the depressing opposite.
Hey guys -- by declaring victory for gay rights and your love for Obama before he's actually done anything, aren't you taking the pressure off of him to actually do anything? You've not so subtly telegraphed that a democratic victory in and of itself = gay victory. And it ain't necessarily so. Remember Bill Clinton and Don't Ask Don't Tell not to mention DOMA?
We gays have our noses so far up the Dems asses they don't need to stick their neck out for us to retain our votes and our money. After all, where else will we go, right?
Can you name me one Democratic office holder of national prominence who has taken a risky stand for gay marriage when it would matter? If Obama is so eager to help gays, he could have taken a vocal stand against Prop 8, which he was said to be against. It could have made a difference.
So, I'm skeptical. And I would think it'd be smart politics if our so called gay "leaders" would be too, and not wet themselves just because we elected more Democrats to office.
But this quote from Joe Solmonese, leader of the Human Rights Campaign, is just insane:
“I think this is a milestone moment in American history and a milestone moment for the GLBT community,” Solmonese said.What? The election of a Democrat is automatically a "milestone" moment for the GLBT community?
Shouldn't we wait until Obama has actually delivered something for the gay community before declaring victory for our community?
The WashBlade article that quoted Solmonese is rife with swooning statements from other gay rights leaders. Feeling the euphoria, you'd have thought voters defeated the anti-gay initiatives in three states instead of the depressing opposite.
Hey guys -- by declaring victory for gay rights and your love for Obama before he's actually done anything, aren't you taking the pressure off of him to actually do anything? You've not so subtly telegraphed that a democratic victory in and of itself = gay victory. And it ain't necessarily so. Remember Bill Clinton and Don't Ask Don't Tell not to mention DOMA?
We gays have our noses so far up the Dems asses they don't need to stick their neck out for us to retain our votes and our money. After all, where else will we go, right?
Can you name me one Democratic office holder of national prominence who has taken a risky stand for gay marriage when it would matter? If Obama is so eager to help gays, he could have taken a vocal stand against Prop 8, which he was said to be against. It could have made a difference.
So, I'm skeptical. And I would think it'd be smart politics if our so called gay "leaders" would be too, and not wet themselves just because we elected more Democrats to office.
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