Modern-day prejudice against gay people and relationships isn’t basic to civilization or grounded in longstanding history. It’s a recent development that followed the realization of people like Sigmund Freud that a distinct group of people are attracted to members of their own sex. As people come to understand that gay people are nothing to be afraid of, those prejudices are crumbling. We’re returning to the greater tolerance of gay people that existed for most of human history.

Times are changing. That is, changing back.

I have not let Pres. Bill Clinton off the hook for DOMA and DADT. Set us back +/- 20 years. Hope President Obama isn’t the latest politician that once in office, does weird political Math and ” Stabs Us ALL ” in the back contrary to prior sentiments. No more HOMO-cide please. Atleast none of us mistook ” George W ” as a friend and we progressed not expecting White House help ( ie: MA and courts ).

It is my prayer that Mr. Obama will show strong decisive leadership. DOMA just runs contrary to US Constitution. Same rational that overturned the remaining laws banning inter-racial marraiges in June 1967.

I’m afraid to keep Def Sec Gates and other dinosaurs happy, he may punk out and do more HOMO-cide.

An Great lesson in leadership, In 1948, President Harry Truman unequivically racially integrated ALL military branches. To this day, their are still some racists in the military, as elsewhere. We are still far stronger for Mr. Truman’s unequivical leadership. We will be way better off as a nation when DADT which runs contrary to the military honor (truth) code is history. Other modern militaries such as UK, Canada, Israel and others . . . have proven that DADT rational is a total myth. Will there be change pain ? Of course Everything involving growth can have growing pain.

Mark H. * Long Beach, CA

So, once your marriage license is filed you can then go down and apply for a new social security card with your new married name on it, right? Because you are legally married. But, since the social security department is part of the federal government aren’t they in effect then recognising same-sex marriages every time they issue a new s.s card to a person that has married someone of the same gender and changed their name?

If they are going to recognize them just enough to issue them a new social security card than they have to recognise them in every other respect!

Congratulations to Sen. Harkin for his change of heart, but also the courage to come out and say it. His voice helps us that much more. Look at some of these people, like Nancy “I love Armani” Pelosi. Nice clothes, good on ya, but you’re making an effort to maintain a discriminatory status quo. She doesn’t matter as much as someone like Tom Harkin.

We have supporters. Who cares if we can’t get DOMA repealed in this session? It’s the refusal to even try which is insulting. There are those who oppose us and manage to do it with some honor, but there’s no honor in hedging your bets (read: political career and perks thereof) at the cost of somebody else’s equal rights.

Jobs indeed. They’re interested in THEIR jobs over anyone else’s. But it’s almost irrelevant to even think about these people. We identify our supporters and go from there. Most hardcore opponents will remain so, but like Obama, we can score some victories there. It’s the ones who pretend to support us who are our real threat. We need to hold them at arm’s length and keep our money out of their reach–politely, of course, because just as they won’t come out and say they’re not doin’ fuk-all for us, so we can bait them and remind them they don’t get any more money until we see some real action. Like paying the prostitute after you’re done.

Pathetic.

I hope our brothers and sisters in San Francisco do some thinking before they make the decision regarding sending Pelosi back to congress.