Obama on gay issues

[rm]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/us/politics/07obama.html

Comments

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Sounds like he's looking for a slow-burning policy with a long-term impact; kudos to him if he can get it to work (and particularly if he can get the $#*$%^$ DOMA repealed)...

[karnythia.livejournal.com]

And that article goes right back to my post the other day. Namely the reality that change takes time.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yup. Overall, I'm not dismayed The language changes that have been happening on Whitehouse.gov worry me a bit, as does the clusterfuck that the supreme court confirmation hearings are going to be (because they always are) especially if the nominee is gay.

[karnythia.livejournal.com]

Given that the criticisms of prospective nominees include commentary on their weight? I'm expecting all kinds of hell to break loose there.

[rm.livejournal.com]

REALLY? I'd missed that.

[karnythia.livejournal.com]

I meant to post about it. It was mentioned here.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

For the fail.

[dulcinbradbury.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to see other people who recognize that fact. I've seen several people who are jumping up and down while screaming "See! He's just more of the same!" It's not like flicking a lightswitch. I know that it can be hard to wait. (I'm really wishing NY would catch up with the rest of this corner of the country so my brother can get married. At this point, it's a race between NY changing the law & his transitioning.)

I hadn't heard about the weight commentary. That's just asking for a whole other rant from me.

[riverrocks.livejournal.com]

I find it interesting (and ironic, and several shades of annoying) that many of the people all fussed up about the speed with which Obama is(or is not) addressing gay issues are the same ones sabotaging (or supporting the sabotage of) the inclusion of trans folks and/or gender presentation in legislation and other areas while simultaneously telling us we just have to wait our turn. The trickle down theory doesn't feel (or work) any better coming from privileged white gay folks than it did coming from Reagan-era Republicans.

My interpetation, subject to the usual doubt

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

He's not going to lead on this. He's not that kind of politician, and he doesn't see that as his job.
But he's not going to fight it, and that's important.

No political leader, exclusive of labour leaders, lead on this in Canada either. Some fought it, even after it was pointless to do so, some fought it, then supported it, some supported it without leading on it. But it's done, and it's not going to be undone.

Politics is mostly legwork, and stubborness.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Of course, in Canada, your friend and her partner would have the same rights throughout the entire country, at all levels of government, enforceable by law. And I believe there may be some other things that might recomend us.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

You will perhaps forgive me if I don't quite see the people who choose to emigrate to Canada as runaways.:)

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

We're cool.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

i think... he was handed a great boat load of shit stepping into this office and it's barely been a few months
these things take time
and while he is not an advocate for gay marriage, he certainly seems like he won't be actively standing in the way of progress

[coriander.livejournal.com]

I fear Obama's policy on gay issues will never satisfy me. Which is sad.