The following was sent to me from my friend Peter regarding Obama’s (and other’s) fullfillment of their promises to the LGBT community. Personally I would like to see more being done (obviously), but we cannot forget what they HAVE done – and how different things would be if we DIDN’T have Obama in office. I am 99.99% positive McCain wouldn’t do most of these.

Check this out on eQualityGiving.org

http://www.equalitygiving.org/Accomplishments-by-the-Administration-and-Congress-on-LGBT-Equality

I know it might be frustrating, but we need to all keep working TOGETHER to see EQUALITY achieved.  Even if you don’t think Obama is directly responsible for some of these (which is true, he’s not), you can still educate yourself on what HAS happened recently, and use that to help determine where we need to go – and how to get there. Especially younger readers, GET EDUCATED so that WE may be tools of change. We shouldn’t wait around for others to do it for us; We need to act.  Find out how to get involved with local groups or national orgs. (www.hrc.org is a good start.)

“We can’t have harmony if we’re all singing the same note…but our words should match once in a while.”

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P.S. Get involved TODAY. Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell passed in The House, coming to the Senate this month or next (hopefully) for a vote to repeal.

CALL the SENATE Operator at (202) 224-3121 and use your zip code to be directed to your Senator’s Office. “Hi, I’d like to speak to Senator ____ to urge them to support or continue supporting the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.”              —> That’s it! You don’t NEED to be an expert to get involved. Create a buzz in the office and show your support!

Quick Facts: +13,000 have been discharged from the military since the law passed in 1993.

“Don’t Ask” mandates that military or appointed officials will not ask about or require members to reveal their sexual orientation. “Don’t Tell” states that a member may be discharged if s/he says that s/he is homosexual or bisexual or makes a statement indicating that s/he has a tendency towards or intends to engage in homosexual activities.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don’t_ask,_don’t_tell

Personally, I think that if someone is going to risk his/her life for a country’s liberty and freedom, they should be able to be honest about who they are missing at home.

Thanks for reading. -Mike