Despite the host of issues confronting the globe, the gay community continues to be at the front and center of the political debate in the United States. The big Es: education, equality, energy, employment, the economy and the environment. I personally think the country needs to recognize that homosexuality is a perfectly normal behavior that manifests in a certain percentage of the population. Rather than discriminating against a large group of people based on perceived difference, we need to work together to address important issues that we have in common.
For society to benefit fully from the contributions of gay citizens, there are a host of inequalities that need to be rectified. It is not radical activism so much as shoving back against a society that would lock us in a closet and forget we are there.
There are five core issues of political importance making the rounds in Washington, impacting every aspect of the gay citizen’s right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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~ by ameanderingmuse on October 27, 2009.
Posted in Gay Issues, Lesbianism 101, Observations from planet dyke
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For society to benefit fully from the contributions of gay citizens, there are a host of inequalities that need to be rectified. It is not radical activism so much as shoving back against a society that would lock us in a closet and forget we are there.
There are five core issues of political importance making the rounds in Washington, impacting every aspect of the gay citizen’s right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Click here to read full post
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~ by ameanderingmuse on October 27, 2009.
Posted in Gay Issues, Lesbianism 101, Observations from planet dyke
Tags: civil rights, commentary, discrimination, gay, Gay Issues, gay marriage, Gay rights, GLBT, harrassment, homophobia, homosexual, homosexuality, lesbian, LGBT, opinion, politics, Prop 8, Proposition 8, queer, transgendered