A highly recommended diary is "debunking" the idea that President Obama has dissed anyone when he appeared in California but doesn't have any idea what promises he hasn't kept.
An Open Letter from Lorri Jean - CEO of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center might, if nothing else, refresh his memory about promises made and unkept and to all appearances forgotten.
We know the country faces many serious challenges and we have strived to be patient. We’ve waited for the slightest sign you would live up to your promise to be a "fierce advocate" for our equal rights while watching gay and lesbian members of the armed forces, who have never been more needed, get discharged from the military. And so far you have done nothing. No stop loss order. No call to cease such foolish and discriminatory actions that make our nation less safe.
You pledged to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, Mr. President. You promised to support a "complete repeal" of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and pledged to advocate for legislation that would give same-sex couples the 1,100+ federal rights and benefits we are denied, including the same rights to social security benefits. You said, "federal law should not discriminate in any way against gay and lesbian couples."
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Your commitment to repeal DOMA has been removed from the White House website. Your promise to repeal "don’t ask, don’t tell" was removed and then replaced with a watered-down version. And in the aftermath of yesterday’s California Supreme Court ruling, you have remained silent while your press secretary summarily dismisses questions about the issue.
Worth reading to understand the disappointment many GLBT citizens are feeling over the performance thus far of our "fierce advocate"
An Open Letter to Barack Obama