Re: [Marxism] US president proclaims June "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month"

[Eli Stephens <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Obama: "Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum 
of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes 
laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing 
discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the 
existing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in a way that strengthens our Armed 
Forces and our national security."

Notably omitted in his call is a repeal of the reactionary DOMA legislation, 
thanks to which my gay cousin, legally married in Massachusetts for five years, 
cannot think of moving to most other states (or even travelling in them) 
without suddenly becoming "unmarried," and needing to worry about such things 
as visiting her spouse in the hospital under "immediate family only" 
situations, etc.


Eli Stephens
 Left I on the News
 http://lefti.blogspot.com


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