Comments on: Rudolph: A lesbian mom’s letter to Obama

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:21:08 +0000

What is with everyone all of the sudden writing open letters to Obama? Not one person have ever wrote an open letter to Bush, Clinton, or Reagan. I seriously think that writing “open” letters to Obama is simply just for attention, because if this author and others were seriously worried about their future, they would have wrote to Bush Jr. when he was in office, this letter is clearly for attention.

By: wendyqing8

wendyqing8 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:13:40 +0000

Actually, we LGBT have talked about it for a long. It’s really a good letter. And I have also seen some relative topics on the LGBT community Bimingle.com. We all give support to Obama. He proves we LGBT can also do the same thing as straight persons. We will go on support him in furtrue.

By: Kris

Kris — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:47:03 +0000

I’m sick of hearing “you people” put down Obama. If you knew this was going to happen then you should’ve voted differently. It is not Obama’s fault about how we are treated here in the U.S. It’s the churches that preach hate, the uneducated that have homophobia. Like I’ve said many of times on these articles, let the man get into office. For all of the Obama bashers out there, would you quit whinning on here about Obama and go out into your community and preach your distaste on how you are treated. There are racists, homophobes, and Obamaphobes. Let the man sit in his office before you behead him now. Obama is not going to be right all of the time, but nobody’s perfect. Will there ever be a president that everyone will love? No, and there will never be. GIVE HIM A F&**ing chance.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:58:16 +0000

Beautiful letter.

Thank you

By: Love4OneAnother

Love4OneAnother — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:47:12 +0000

Ask Obama to support the Blueprint for Positive Change

President-elect Obama’s inclusion of Rick Warren at his inauguration prompted outrage in the LGBT community.

President-elect Obama has most recently reasserted his commitment to LGBT equality. He invited the Episcopal Church’s first openly gay Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, to speak at the opening inaugural event at the Lincoln Memorial.

Help Bishop Robinson ensure that his historic appearance tangibly advances LGBT rights by declaring your support for HRC’s Blueprint for Positive Change, and help keep the new administration focused on equal rights for all.

Full Petition Text:

Dear President-elect Obama,

I’d like to personally thank you for including Bishop Gene Robinson in the celebration of your Inauguration. His presence speaks to your genuine concern for the rights of LGBT Americans, and to your willingness to include all viewpoints in your administration.

When the festivities have died down, though, there will be a lot of work ahead, and although I know you face great challenges, I hope you will keep your promises to the LGBT community.

I strongly urge you to support HRC’s Blueprint for Positive Change, the top five things your administration can do to promote LGBT equality:

– Issue an Executive Order within the first 100 days that reaffirms protections for federal workers based on sexual orientation and expands them to also include gender identity;

– Work with Congress to sign Hate Crimes legislation into law within 6 months;

– Support only a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA);

– In the first 100 days develop a plan to begin the process of eliminating the failed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy; and

– Work with Congress to end unequal tax treatment of domestic partner benefits.

Already, you’ve taken action to include LGBT Americans in your presidency. Millions of people like me are counting on you to keep up the momentum for equality.

Signed by:
[Your name]
[Your address]

Sign here:
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/robinson?rk=Adaic0MaZcpnE

By: The Menstruator

The Menstruator — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:22:06 +0000

Way to exploit the gender traitor! Congrats. Is this lesbian more important than me as I am not a mom? Miss Lesbian mom, here’s the thing. You and Obama are nothing alike. He has never cleaned a toilet, we have. He claims to be just like us, but not even the G&L population are as self serving and elite. Why is everyone fooled by this guy? Why bother with any of this? Drink the kool aid. Have you seen the unicorns yet?

By: Robert, NYC

Robert, NYC — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:23:00 +0000

A beautiful letter and right to the point. As much as Obama supports some equality, make no mistake, we’ll NEVER have full marriage equality in all 50 states with a president who only believes that marriage is between a man and a woman. What do we have now, some 28 or more states with DOMA in place and no president can force any state to reverse it? If I’m not mistaken, state rights trump federal rights. One of the downsides of federalism.

By: charley

charley — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:49:30 +0000

Eloquent.

By: everett

everett — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:45:09 +0000

Great, sincere letter Ms. Rudolph!

The part that struck me was when you discussed how gay employees might be unable to fully involve themselves in the workplace and its opportunities esp. if they are in the closet. I, for one, know that I don’t “network” like employees should do b/c of a fear of being outed and b/c I don’t want to deal with any of the homophobic, heterosexist behavior of others. If workplaces were better places for gay people, I know I would be a “team player.”

By: Trace

Trace — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:14:53 +0000

“I hope Obama understands that most of the LGBT community supports and trust him with our rights.”

Please cite your statistics of this?

I support no one with my rights. Rights are God given and Saint Obama has done nothing to make any gay or lesbian believe that he would protect them.