Comments on: Obama White House not appealing transgender ruling

By: JERRY@SARASOTA

JERRY@SARASOTA — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:58:02 +0000

Why does this fact surprise any of us? He has been blowing smoke up our a**es since day one…ever look at his wife’s face,during his inauguration,as the gay band “playedby’ them…check out the footage…every picture tells a story!

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:15:56 +0000

GMT,

This case involves whether the Fed will file and appeal, not whether it will respond to the original law suit. Two completely different situations.

By: Kristi Parker

Kristi Parker — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:31:57 +0000

It is My beliefe that, all of us in the Transgendered Community are Disscrinated against because of Gender Identities, I have myself applied for positions at My Local K-Mart Stores for the Sporting Goods Dept. on several ocasins, even thought I just started My Transition from Male to Female on Feb. 14 2007, since then, I’ve tried to find employment, but with no luck, so i know how she feel’s, since I was terminated from My job as a Professional Trail Boss on a Cattle Ranch here in Southern California, I live here in the San Bernardino Mountains, in an Area Called Big Bear City/Erwin Lake, the Type of Employment that I have found is Prospecting For Gold, since there are no Job’s in this Very Bible Thumping Mountain Valley, of the Southern California Mountains.

I have been a M2F Transsexual Since Feb. 14 of ‘07, and I’m very proud, that I Finally came out, it has been very hard, for Me to find the type of employment that I am truly qualified for, which is bein’ a Top Hand/Trail Boss, on Ranch’s. I Hope that everyone will start supporting the Transgendered Community more in the future we are, bein’ disscriminated so much in the press, and by people who think we are nothin’ but a bunch of freak’s, I hate to Dissagree with those People, But We are Human Bein’s not Freak’s we’re just tryin’ to live our Lives the best we can, and tryin’ to follow our dream’s of being the real us, wether we’re M2F or F2M Transsexual’s.

Sincerly,

Kristi Parker

By: Southernhemisphere

Southernhemisphere — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:13:55 +0000

You mean we have someone in the White House who is practicing what they preach?

By: daydreamer

daydreamer — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:48:25 +0000

Obama may have seemed uneasy at the WH dinner the other night because he knew he was walking into a hostile environment. Also when he does something to advance any member of the LGBTQ community for whatever reason we should rejoice for those who benefit instead of critizing every move obama makes. You lose creditability that way.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:42:28 +0000

I’m encouraged by this, but I’m not convinced. I won’t contribute to Obama or congressional dems until they’ve substantially given us our rights. If ENDA passes, and DADT and DOMA are repealed, I’ll contribute again. Still, I’ll be mindful that Obama and the dems spent months doing practically nothing for us, and it could happen again. From now on Obama and the dems will have to earn my support – every step of the way.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:25:05 +0000

I voted for Obama, and supported him in the very beginning during the primaries. I certainly can understand not having every item on my wish list – as a gay man, and as a liberal – not being passed in the first six months of his presidency. But there’s a huge difference between not passing major legislation, and doing just plain stupid things like the Warren invitation and the DOMA brief. It’s one thing to “be obliged to defend the law of the land” and being so callous as to call gay people everything from pedephiles to freaks of nature to attempt to support your point. It’s this “give me money” attitude while being completely unwilling to be supportive that bothers me. Passing legislation is tough. Being a defender to the defenseless is the least he and the democrats can do.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:05:46 +0000

Wow, for ONCE Obama didn’t do us wrong. I hope we will see a better response from now on. I’d hate to think he just backed off of this judgment to throw us another bone due to his political expediency. When I saw him at this Stonewall Commemoration at the W.H. Obama seemed very ill at ease, almost laughably so. I don’t think Obama has known many out gay people, at least not very well. Maybe Michele should have the “gay talk” with him — couldn’t hurt.

By: robert

robert — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:33:09 +0000

Though I am glad his administration did not appeal the ruling I am also sad that he did NOT take the opportunity make his view on the matter known publically

By: Stuart Laird

Stuart Laird — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:37:05 +0000

@Jay (and all) I would urge you to never give money to the Democratic Party (or any other party)! Political parties are interested in one thing only: achieving and maintaining the power of the party. Doing the right thing for us poor citizens with that power is WAY down near the bottom of their priorities.

I got a snailmail appeal the other day from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), asking for $ ‘to elect more Dems to congress and help guarantee a continued Democratic majority.’

Sounds good on the surface, until you realize that there’s been a Democratic majority for going on 3 years, yet stuff like DOMA and DADT are still the law of the land, and passing a health care reform bill that includes a strong public option (never mind single-payer!) is looking less likely every day.

It’s important that we generously support individual candidates who support the changes we need. The DCCC (and the party) will back any candidate with a D after their name on the ballot, regardless of their positions on our issues.

Since the DCCC appeal had a postage-paid return envelope, I wrapped an old brick in brown paper, affixed the return label and dropped it in the mail. Pointless, I know, but it felt good and it’ll cost them a few bucks that they won’t be spending to elect some BlueDog Dem who thinks things like DOMA and DADT are just dandy.