This week the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) decided to endorse Barack Obama and vilify John McCain. Neither decision is all that surprising. I will say right up front that I do not financially support the HRC. I think they do some great work, but I choose to support smaller LGBT organizations. Below are some links to the Democratic candidates, to make everything fair.
Now, I accept that Hillary is out of the race, but am not ready to throw my towel into Obama’s court yet. The Donny McClurkin incident still weighs heavily on my mind. He had a homophobic ex-gay performer at several musical rallies and the campaign knew all about McClurkin’s background before the concerts. Also, Barack Obama avoided the LGBT media like the plague during his run for Democrat Presidential Nominee. He only did his Advocate article because he was damn near forced to do so. I don’t think he cares about us as much as Hillary Clinton does. I’ve heard the official party-line rhetoric and frankly don’t believe it.
The truth of the matter is that neither Democratic contender was good for the LGBT community. Yes, I just bashed my woman! As former lawyers these jackasses should know the LGBT community MUST HAVE MARRIAGE. It is the only way to confer upon us the equal rights afforded to us by the U.S. Constitution. Civil unions would never afford the 160+ rights that come along with marriage. I used to believe that civil unions were good enough, but that’s long gone. We need to be able to have 54 hour marriages like white trash Brittany!
My gal Suze Orman asked a straight couple on her TV show a few weeks ago why they weren’t getting married. She’s smart. She knows how much marriage rights mean to us living our lives and the fact that straight people don’t always take advantage of it is disgusting. Of course, others use the institution of marriage to fool immigration, to make people think they are straight, and a multitude of other nefarious reasons. We take for granted what we are given but painfully yearn for that which others have been given.
Where does this multi-tangented rant leave me? I’ll leave you with four parting words: “write in, Mickey Mouse”.
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