Okay, I have to say it. I am disappointed and let down that Congress didn’t get rid of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Out of all the legislation that I thought would actually make it to the table, this one seemed the most viable. A majority of Americans support getting rid of the law that fires a soldier if they come out. That means VOTERS. I know that there is an economy to fix and health care to reform, but wouldn’t having soldiers -keep- their job be a good thing, especially during wartime?
I recently traveled abroad and I get this feeling that we are starting to fall behind in our so-called distribution of equal rights. Germany (where most of my extended family lives) allows what would be the equivalency of civil unions here since marriage is strictly divided between civic and religious there. Not to mention, Albania, yes ALBANIA announced yesterday that they were drafting a law to legalize same sex civil marriage.
What?
It is still LAWFUL in most states to fire individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Loving, committed couple can’t get married legally in 45 states. Federal hate crimes legislation does NOT include sexual orientation and gender identity. Again I say, what? If we [the U.S.] is to be the democratic model for other countries to follow than we have a little catch-up to do. Let’s do it!
