My letter to the President RE: his “fierce advocacy”. I ask him to support an immediate repeal of ENDA and DADT.
Posts Tagged ‘DADT’
Olbermann & Savage on DADT Crazies, McCain Dishonesty
Great coverage and commentary from Olbermann & Savage on the incredible display of hatred and bigotry that’s erupted since the DADT compromise started to gain traction in the Senate and House.
“Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama”
I’ve changed my mind about posting stories from SLDN’s Frontlines Blog after reading this heartbreaking account of a gay Marine whose life has been torn to pieces by DADT.
Stories from the Frontlines
You should go read these stories. They are powerful testimony to why the LGBT community is so insistent on repealing DADT now.
The pain of DADT in 137 words.
It’s about respect.
John McCain flips, flops and flaps.
With all due respect to Senator McCain, it is impossible to “honor the service and sacrifices” of LGBT servicemen and women, and in the same breath ask them to lie to their comrades, their commanders, their families and friends.
My Thoughts Recent Events
Here’s how I see it.. My thoughts on the topics we’re being forced to think about (and on some topics we actually should).
A Comment (literally) on DADT
… I believe that we wrongly assume that all of the service members discharged under DADT are out, proud LGBT’s. I believe many of them are probably conflicted, scared possibly barely-twenty-years-old kids…
Hell, Frozen Over: Ted Olson Suing to Overturn Prop 8.
George Bush’s Solicitor General, Theodore Olson, is suing the State of California in Federal Court to overturn Proposition 8. …I have no words…
Dear Mr. President…
…when the final polling results came through… It felt like the beginning of something new, a sea change in our national direction. …[I am] rapidly growing disenchanted with your administration as its rhetoric grows ever more hollow.
