State of the Union Address - One little comment about queer folks

key · 01-28-2010, 11:21 PM

Please don't gloss over the fact that one of the first bills to get passed by the New Congress with New President is the hate crimes bill that has been sitting unvoted on since Mathew Freaking Sheppard's brutal murder!!! President Obama invited Mathew's mother to the signing ceremony.

I am not Obama's biggest cheerleader, have much to criticize him about. But he did re-iterate the hate crimes Bill passage in the SOTU. He didn't have to.

I wish he would have simply given the number of Arabic Linguists that have been discharged due to DADT. Give the Tough on Terror (sic) GOPers some reality.

01-28-2010, 11:21 PM	#1
key Member How Do You Identify?: androgynous, gender-queer, butch Preferred Pronoun?: depends on person addressing me Relationship Status: merrily single hopefully married one day Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: san francisco, ca and chama, nm Posts: 197 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 59 Thanked 430 Times in 136 Posts Rep Power: 885764	Please don't gloss over the hate crimes bill Please don't gloss over the fact that one of the first bills to get passed by the New Congress with New President is the hate crimes bill that has been sitting unvoted on since Mathew Freaking Sheppard's brutal murder!!! President Obama invited Mathew's mother to the signing ceremony. I am not Obama's biggest cheerleader, have much to criticize him about. But he did re-iterate the hate crimes Bill passage in the SOTU. He didn't have to. I wish he would have simply given the number of Arabic Linguists that have been discharged due to DADT. Give the Tough on Terror (sic) GOPers some reality. __________________ http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ariation6t.jpg