Gay People are Bitchy, Decadent Queens who Understand Little About the Political Process

Today’s commentary is a direct response to an article on CNN.Com. You can find the full text of the article here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/17/obama.gay.critics/index.html

 

When you have a political issue that is as big a hot button as gay rights and partner benefits, you can’t just prance about all willy-nilly and support it. Rallies and such are simply not effective. It is the duty of the President to walk a tightrope act, balancing between representing the will of the majority and the protection of various minority groups.

It is simpy unfair to critique Mr. Obama for leaving much of the issue to a state-by-state decision. Under the ‘full faith and credit clause” Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, which addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings" of other states.

One the beautiful things about this memo is that seems he is invoking the principle of ‘leadership by example,’ which I believe is an incredible political tool. While perhaps only the judicial branch sets precedent, the executive branch helps set tends. In today’s political battlefield, trendsetting can be just was important as judicial precedent. The DEFENSE of MARRIAGE ACT is only a short-term setback because it directly violates the FEDERAL codex for the fundamental way states deal with each other.

I think something else that has to be put into perspective, as well, and it is that we are trying every resource available to us to quell this damned recession – and Mr. Obama has SOO much on his plate. You’ve got to deal with the biggest threats first.

So would really like to know whom I blame for the current state in gay affairs? The little queens who love bitch about the rights they deserve but aren’t willing to make any sort of struggle for. Any rights worth having are worth a struggle for, and I think our efforts need to be stepped up a notch. Where is the togetherness and sit-ins for the 60's? One of the biggest things that hamper this is that we are a community that seems to subdivide itself by nature. Bears, twinks, queens, camp, leather...it's all just bullshit, guys. WE AS A COMMUNITY ARE MORE ALIKE THEN DIFFERENT!!! I believe the most effective tools we have at our hands to change the situation in this country, is in fact each other.

During the civil rights movements, certain men of vision and powerful intellect rose to the occasion as figureheads. Look at our gay figureheads!!! Perez Hilton??? Gram Norton?? Fuck man, give me a break. The Gay Community is leadership starved.

The resposiblity to bring about change is ours and ours alone. Expecting a political figure to one day make everything hunky-dory is incredibly short sighted and irresponsible. It's just passing the buck, not having an actual passion for change. When you want change, you might have to get you hands dirty.  

WE are the people. WE control this government. Gay couples have more money and influence then anyone else. It is time we get off out asses and start really fighting for the rights we believe we deserve. We are all giants, we are all titans. And our playing small doesn’t serve the world.