Re: House of Representatives Now Has Majority With Anti Gay Views

Wrong again, Greg.
President Obama favors full civil union equality, and has stated that
he is open to evolving and changing his personal opionon in favor of
same sex civil marriage. He is a champion of full civil rights
equality including the repeal of DOMA. You got it wrong again.

On 1/6/11, GregfromBoston <greg.vincent@yahoo.com> wrote:
> DOMA and DADT (because of a dem congress) = dems. "I am not in favor
> of gay marriage" - Barack Obama
>
> Spin away, like you are on state courts and the electoral college.
> They are utterly unrelated.
>
> On Jan 6, 1:42 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Anti Gay Views owned by Conservatives.
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>> Nice twisted pretzel glue bumper sticker try.
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>> On 1/6/11, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> > DADT and DOMA owned by dems.
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>> > Good try.
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>> > Well, not really
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>> > On Jan 6, 9:56 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> We must protest loudly!
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>> >> House of Representatives Now Has Majority With Anti Gay Views
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>> >> This New Year brings new challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
>> >> transgender people, but also new opportunities. Last year's elections
>> >> that resulted in the loss of the US House of Representatives to an
>> >> anti- equality leadership, along with more anti-lgbt senators, will
>> >> certainly impede - but not entirely stop - pro-lgbt federal
>> >> legislative efforts. looking at the states however, there are clear
>> >> opportunities for advancing an equality agenda, including in the area
>> >> of relationship recognition for same-sex couples. of course, anti-lgbt
>> >> forces will to try to turn back the clock at every opportunity, and
>> >> fair-minded americans will continue to be vigilant to preserve
>> >> pro-equality laws across the country.
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>> >> CONGRESS
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>> >> As the new Congress is sworn in this week, there is no denying that
>> >> pro-LGBT numbers have shrunk on Capitol Hill. A Human Rights Campaign
>> >> analysis shows a pick-up of 53 House seats to anti-LGBT lawmakers as
>> >> well as a 5 seat addition in the Senate. Not only do those opposing
>> >> basic equality hold positions of power as House leaders and committee
>> >> chairmen, their ranks have swollen to 225 - a solid majority of the
>> >> chamber. This presents not just a roadblock to progress but also the
>> >> threat of legislation that could be damaging to the community.
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>> >> When anti-equality forces controlled Congress for a decade
>> >> (1994-2005), they stymied any progress on LGBT issues, instead making
>> >> attacks on our community part of their governing agenda. Among these
>> >> were: attempting twice to amend the U.S. Constitution to deny marriage
>> >> equality to same-sex couples nationwide; trying to strip federal
>> >> courts of the authority to hear marriage equality cases; blocking DC's
>> >> local efforts to provide domestic partnership benefits to its
>> >> employees; cutting funding for HIV prevention, research and treatment
>> >> despite a growing epidemic, while pouring federal dollars into
>> >> disproven abstinence-only programs that exclude or even denigrate LGBT
>> >> youth; and standing in the way of openly-LGBT appointees.
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>> >> More:http://www.gayapolis.com/news/artdisplay.php?artid=6140
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>> >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
>> >> Have a great day,
>> >> Tommy
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Have a great day,
Tommy

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