Comments on: House committee to hold vote on ENDA http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-to-hold-vote-on-enda/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:10:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1039072315">Gerry Fisher</fb:name> http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-to-hold-vote-on-enda/comment-page-1/#comment-76907 Gerry Fisher Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:30 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10753#comment-76907 For over a decade, I've been luke warm at best with HRC. What can you say about an organization too closeted to have an LGBT word or symbol in its organizational name or on its bumper sticker? I actually had an argument with someone in ptown about eight years ago as to whether the HRC was a gay rights organization or a general human rights organization. Having said that, moving ENDA through Congress is *not* having tea & scones with Obama. It's hard work, and tedious work. Those of us in states that have an ENDA-like law--like MA and CT--need to understand the importance of this for the rest of the country. It's hard to fight for marriage rights if you get fired for coming out. For over a decade, I’ve been luke warm at best with HRC. What can you say about an organization too closeted to have an LGBT word or symbol in its organizational name or on its bumper sticker? I actually had an argument with someone in ptown about eight years ago as to whether the HRC was a gay rights organization or a general human rights organization.

Having said that, moving ENDA through Congress is *not* having tea & scones with Obama. It’s hard work, and tedious work. Those of us in states that have an ENDA-like law–like MA and CT–need to understand the importance of this for the rest of the country.

It’s hard to fight for marriage rights if you get fired for coming out.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1039072315">Gerry Fisher</fb:name> http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-to-hold-vote-on-enda/comment-page-1/#comment-76904 Gerry Fisher Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10753#comment-76904 This is the one I've been waiting for. We really need this.... This is the one I’ve been waiting for. We really need this….

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1067773030">Facebook User</fb:name> http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-to-hold-vote-on-enda/comment-page-1/#comment-76874 Facebook User Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:49:30 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10753#comment-76874 I don't hold out much hope for the senators from AZ going along with this. McCain and Kyl are a couple of jackasses. McCain is slimy, and Kyle is just plain stoooooopid. I don’t hold out much hope for the senators from AZ going along with this. McCain and Kyl are a couple of jackasses. McCain is slimy, and Kyle is just plain stoooooopid.

]]> By: 00HaveAniceDay00 http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-to-hold-vote-on-enda/comment-page-1/#comment-76802 00HaveAniceDay00 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:31:14 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10753#comment-76802 oops i meant this one- http://www.arktimes.com/articles/articleviewer.aspx?ArticleID=2f5d7a3b-c72a-446b-8d20-3823aa79c021 oops i meant this one-
http://www.arktimes.com/articles/articleviewer.aspx?ArticleID=2f5d7a3b-c72a-446b-8d20-3823aa79c021

]]> By: 00HaveAniceDay00 http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-to-hold-vote-on-enda/comment-page-1/#comment-76801 00HaveAniceDay00 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:30:01 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10753#comment-76801 everyone should read this article http://www.hrc.org/documents/Employment_Laws_and_Policies.pdf everyone should read this article
http://www.hrc.org/documents/Employment_Laws_and_Policies.pdf

]]> By: Joey in CT http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-to-hold-vote-on-enda/comment-page-1/#comment-76792 Joey in CT Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:58:13 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10753#comment-76792 Oh if only the HRC really did anything at all. You gotta LOVE how they sit back and take some bullshit defense of DOMA from the Big House essentially equating us with pedophiles, etc. Yet, they like to take credit for getting something to Congress. HRC's role in LGBT Civil Rights should be action and only action. Being the Largest LGBT Rights org in the country, THAT alone should be their top priority...not Tea & Scones with Obama-mama and his cronies. Hey HRC...you'relosing support through your Gay-ranks quickly via inaction and the acceptance of crumbs of bullshit. How about you actually stand up for your supporters and start demanding. I swear Obama has some shit on Joe Solomnese ...why else would Joe pussy-foot around our issues??? Oh if only the HRC really did anything at all.
You gotta LOVE how they sit back and take some bullshit defense of DOMA from the Big House essentially equating us with pedophiles, etc. Yet, they like to take credit for getting something to Congress.

HRC’s role in LGBT Civil Rights should be action and only action. Being the Largest LGBT Rights org in the country, THAT alone should be their top priority…not Tea & Scones with Obama-mama and his cronies.

Hey HRC…you’relosing support through your Gay-ranks quickly via inaction and the acceptance of crumbs of bullshit. How about you actually stand up for your supporters and start demanding. I swear Obama has some shit on Joe Solomnese …why else would Joe pussy-foot around our issues???

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