Comments on: House passes pro-LGBT health care bill

By: pkrtbx

pkrtbx — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:03:04 +0000

Please don’t let these MILDLY gay-friendly clauses to mislead you to think that there is any kind of political will to allocate those block resources to LGBT efforts (over, say, African American/Hispanic groups, which have much greater strength in numbers and social palatability).

Furthermore, don’t give this disaster of a health-care bill a free pass because of these weak clauses that the LGBT community will more than likely have nothing to show for in 5-10 years. There is so much wrong with the public option and the magical economics that assumes a hike in taxes will not affect the amount of taxable income and capital gains. Economic sense should dictate that we support the LGBT-friendly measures, but demand more economically sound healthcare reform.

By: Sweetkisses

Sweetkisses — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:01:40 +0000

Currently, in some states, LGBT Americans can be denied health care, even if they are faced with terminal cancer. You know the Republicans will fight this bill tooth and nail.

By: Fred Stanley

Fred Stanley — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:10:19 +0000

My great fear is that the homophobes in the Senate will fight any pro LGBT provisions in the Health Care Bill!!

By: Raymond H. Clark

Raymond H. Clark — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:34:40 +0000

Hopefully this will protect us from the (illegal) “conscience clause” laws, though *I* wouldn’t want an anti-gay health provider anywhere NEAR me UNLESS I was DYING and there was NO ONE ELSE available.