We’ve got out foot in the door, now it’s time to break it down!

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Why is it that I don’t remember this happening? And I was following the sport at the time?

Regardless of when she came out, she deserves the award for all the pioneering Title IX and women’s rights work she did. I read an excellent book about the Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova rivalry called “The Rivals” (I was a Chris fan and modeled my game after her…GEEZ, how did I not know I was a gay guy?!), and in the background of the book is King doing *everything* to get things rolling for the women athletes. King would organize everything, and Chris and Martina would show up once in a while. That’s a slight exaggeration, but it’s meant to honor King’s hard work more than to dis the other two.

Does pandering refer to recognizing the gay community or to recognizing the opponents of our community? Obama is a master indeed. He has pandered in both directions, depending on who is thinking about his pandering. What constitutes pandering is clearly in the mind and eyes of the beholder(s).

And James Martin: do some research into DADT. You might find that it cannot simply be revoked through presidential order because it is a LEGISLATIVE policy. Or don’t you care about giving the president unprecedented powers? (That which is given can also be taken away.) Also, take a gander at the latest civil rights legislation. Obama actually IS trying to include GLBT citizens. But this is the catch of democracy: sometimes people lose. Ask yourself whether you are willing to sacrifice the whole of the democratic process just so that *you* can have *your* version of equality. If the answer is yes, you need to do a little comprehensive reading. I suggest that you start with the Third Reich and move on to the history of the Bush Administration.