Comments on: Economy may delay major gay bills

By: karen

karen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:40:44 +0000

as a federal employee i really need this doma to go away.i was charged with awol after calling my boss telling him that my wife hurt her back and needed to go to the doctor.I requested sick leave for dependant care just like any other married worker in my office and was denied.Luckly the union got the awol taken out and i was paid but out of my vacation time not sick time.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:14:46 +0000

Do any of you EVER think that gay rights will EVER be the priority in Congress? Why should any of them care much about less than 5% of the population. They don’t need us to win elections and we have far less economic power than Out Magazine and HRC would have you believe. People, get real. There is no reason for them to care about us.

By: charley

charley — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:01:15 +0000

Rick Warren should have already alerted us that LGBT concerns are not at the front of the new administration’s thought process.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:01:14 +0000

Why is it that the UAFA … the Uniting American Families Act never gets brought up when discussing “gay legislative bills”? This would enable same sex couples to sponsor their partner for immigration purposes.

By: beachcomberT

beachcomberT — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:42:29 +0000

Why is it automatically assumed that Congress is “too busy” to work on GLBT issues because of the economy and health-care? I’m sure Congress will find time to continue doing pork-barrel stuff. Let’s hope the gay advocacy lobbies won’t wait too long to press the Obama administration to make good on its fine-sounding rhetoric.

By: TANK

TANK — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:29:49 +0000

Apologies for the double post.

By: TANK

TANK — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:29:13 +0000

Is it really a load of bull? No kiddin’… I guess what we should do is consult Amy Balliett about holding some rallies and making some posters for the lgbtqqi amongst us to hold up defiantly provided we can get our schedules all straightened out. Because ya know, there’s nothing that gets things done like holding rallies, lighting candles, and preaching to the choir instead of contacting elected officials and relentlessly lobbying them.

By: TANK

TANK — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:19:02 +0000

Is it really a load of bull? No kiddin’… I guess what we should do is consult Amy Balliet about holding some rallies and making some posters for the lgbtqqi amongst us to hold up defiantly provided we can get our schedules all straightened out. Because ya know, there’s nothing that gets things done like holding rallies, lighting candles, and preaching to the choir instead of contacting elected officials and relentlessly lobbying them.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:54:30 +0000

This is a load of bull. Congress has no excuse not to pass ENDA and hate crimes legislation within the first 100 days of the Obama Administration.

It’s true that an economic stimulus bill has to be Congress’s first priority. The stimulus isn’t going to take that much time, though. Obama won’t get a bill to sign by February 1, as he wants, but he may well get one by mid-February. Also, Congress won’t be putting 100% of its effort into the stimulus bill for those first thirty days, since Congress works in committees. The House and Senate Judiciary Committees don’t need to be involved the the economic stimulus legislation. They can get to work on the Matthew Shepard Act.

With unemployment rising, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act isn’t a luxury. We need it as soon as possible. Call your representative and your senators and tell them you want ENDA to be a high priority.

By: brian

brian — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:04:37 +0000

You deserve neither.