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Obama Throws a (Tiny) Bone to (Some) Gay Couples

6:47 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| GLBT| Obama| Politics| society

17 Jun 2009

Come on, Barack. You can do so much better than this:

It’s for federal workers only. So it applies to about 0.00001% of the LGBT population in the U.S. And it’s a memorandum. What does that even mean? And since it applies to federal employees, does that mean that federal privileges such as allowing a person to petition a visa for a foreign partner would be honored? I would guess not.

While HRC commended the move before it was even officially announced, I say that this is crumbs; a token move to quiet the millions of LGBT Obama supporters who feel let down betrayed by what hasn’t been happening with this administration. It’s time for Obama to get his gall up and tackle the two issues we all know he’s afraid of: gay marriage and immigration.

Via / Queerty

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Obama to Gay Community: “I’m a Friend” | VivirLatino

June 29th, 2009 at 6:00 pm

[...] than extending a firm handshake of collaboration in policy — has instead decided to throw yet another tiny bone. A fishbone, almost. It appears he’s holding some kind of improvised event in the East Room [...]

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