[aishah]

nowhere did i dismiss the significance of marriage equality (though gay marriage does not equal marriage equality) or say that i didn't support gay marriage because my relationship isn't structured that way. in fact in my second post i very distinctly said that i DID support gay marriage. there are some trans people definitely who might benefit from it. my partner could be one of them. you're twisting my words yet again.

i am just tired of gay marriage and don't ask don't tell being the ONLY issues that get mainstream play. i wish obama...or the new york times...or anyone except a few small communities and independent news outlets cared about other issues that deeply affect a lot of us. i am tired of bringing that up and being told i just need to sit down and shut up and wait for the gay marriage equality before any other issues get any mainstream attention. it's exhausting. it fucking hurts. three human beings were killed in the past few weeks for being transgender people of color and the new york times could give a flying fuck about it. obama could care less. the mainstream lgbtq community could care less. because obama endorsed gay marriage so now we're all saved. yay.