Good God I love President Obama!
"We take this opportunity to reaffirm that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) rights are human rights, to celebrate the dignity of
every person, and to underscore that all people deserve to live free
from fear, violence, and discrimination, regardless of who they are or
whom they love. We work toward this goal
every day. Here at home, we are working to end bias-motivated violence,
combat discrimination in the workplace, and address the specific needs
of transgender persons. Overseas, I am proud of the steps that the
United States has taken to prioritize the protection and promotion of
LGBT rights in our diplomacy and global outreach."
Barack Obama
Every time I hear him mention an LGBTQ person, or our struggle, I smile. It's still so amazing to me that it took until the 21st century for a sitting president to even admit we exist.
ReplyDeleteDON'T WE ALL, HONEY!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Biki. And Bob, and anne marie. And Hillary is in the same boat, so for God's sake, I hope she gets elected. Thankfully, with the clown car that is the GOD candidates list, I think we have a damn good chance.
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Jay
This made my morning! :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, the first sitting president to unapologetically encourage the equal treatment of ALL under the GLBT umbrella.
ReplyDeleteSeen from here north of the border, he's the best President the US has had in a long time. And all the good ones seem to have been Democrats, since Theodore Roosevelt, who was the last of the good republican presidents (Eisenhower was personally decent, but he allowed the McCarthy era unchecked).
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