Not quite the reality check it should be
Boi from Troy wants to be practical about a gay agenda for 2005:
I am more interested in a 2005 Gay Agenda. That is, given a Republican President and a Republican House and a Republican Senate, what legislation can we get passed that will benefit gays and lesbians?
What bills are they talking about that help us and how can we benefit from their posturing on the marriage issue?
Sadly, what he suggests doesn't bring gay folks up to the level of rights we straight folks have. Instead there's more of a crabs in a basket effect. He has four points: federal recognition of civil unions is the only positive position taken. He argues for the other three by saying they will put straight folks on the same footing as gay folks.
Look, if you have money and are gay or Black or female or whatever, Bush's policies may well help you. But don't pretend you were helped because you're gay or Black or female or whatever. It's because you have money. Meanwhile, you are still being specifically attacked for being gay or Black or female or whatever.
