Lets seek to understand here, not accept but understand. Regardless of how ridiculous this seems it’s f’ing politics. Guess what he’s working on next term already! For him to get that disagreeable right wing vote he is sticking out an olive branch and will again, really it’s pretty smart.

At the end of the day it’s what he accomplishes for our community not who had 10 mins of air time at an event. And we need to focus on our rightful goals.

Stay focused, understand the landscape and pounce where appropriate, this is frankly meaningless to our objectives of equality and if we walk the insult to injury path we will not move forward, period.

This has really changed my view of Obama. When I see his face up on the t.v. I feel disgusted. I can’t look at him with any respect now. He’s worse than Warren because even though Warren has his anti-gay views Obama can’t even see how it is so wrong to do this!

He might fix some issues in this country, great. But I won’t look at him as a respectable president for it, just as someone who did his job as they were suppose to do and then NEXT.

Considering his message during his campaign but change and hope – yeah right. Frak you Obama!

Rev Lowery also does not support gay marriage, seems like a lot of people don’t know about this.

Picking Warren by Obama is saying that it is okay to have a difference of opinion when it comes to gays.

Hating a group is okay because it is a difference of opinion.

Hating us is okay as part of a normal discourse.

Hating us is an intellectual exercise between people of differing views.

IT IS NOT OKAY TO HATE US. IT IS NOT OKAY TO BE HOMOPREJUDICE .***See at the end.

No other group would allow that kind of representation or symbol about themselves. But we are supposed to be the good fairies and dykes that just fix their hair and make their clothes and shut up.

NO. I WON’T GO QUIETLY.

***Let’s stop saying Homophobia. It is a ridiculous term. It means afraid of homos. They are hombigots or homoprejudice but they are not afraid of us.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AP-source-ExeBay-CEO-to-run-apf-13973268.html

Heads up, Meg Whitman, ex CEO of ebay, a republican and prop h8 supporter wants to be governor. We need to organize and protest her where ever she goes.

You just don’t get it, do you. Yes, it will make a difference if Obama keeps his promises. No doubt. But it will come on the heels of an almighty slap in the face for all of us.

By selecting Warren to deliver the invocation, Obama is, in effect, endorsing the man, giving him and his views credibility. He is saying that it doesn’t matter that Warren is a homophobe, that he spreads the message of hatred, because he says some nice things too.

My God, when are people going to get it. Obama is telling the world that being homophobic does not make you a bad person. He is saying that it’s ok to hate gays. He is rewarding this man for a lifetime of hatred and cruelty because amidst his bigotry he happens to also have a few nice things to say and has done some charity work.

I sincerely doubt that Obama will do anything significant for the gay community, but even if he does it will come after he’s sent a message to everyone in the United States that it’s ok to hate gays, that there’s nothing wrong with homophobia. By appointing Warren to deliver the invocation he is making hatred socially acceptable, and for that he can never be forgiven.

By Obama inviting him to participate in the Inauguration, it sends the message that it’s socially acceptable to say and believe those things. When Rev Wright said what he said, Obama had to practically repudiate him. But Warren’s words are okay.

http://change.gov/agenda/civil_rights_agenda

Although parts of the page are vague (”Barack Obama agrees…” “Barack Obama believes…”), it seems clear that Obama and Biden will pass employment nondiscrimination and the Matthew Shepard Act. We must not become complacent, but I think we can be encouraged.

A quick note – according to Queerty.com, the Obama team made these changes before Warren was selected. So, this wasn’t a response to the outcry over Warren.

Well said, Richard Smith! This is not the battle to pick. The real battles come later, and perhaps Obama will fight on the side of fairness.