Posts tagged “gay rights

Six months in, and the gay community is understandably frustrated with Obama. The DOMA brief was genuinely troubling, but his Stonewall speech clarified his position: DADT and DOMA are on the list, just not at the top. Fix the economy and healthcare first. Then our turn.

Despite ongoing global disasters, this week had bright spots: gay marriage became legal in California, Edwards endorsed Obama, Republicans lost another special election, and best of all, I helped register a man who hadn't voted in 15 years because someone lied to him about his rights after prison.