"Save it for next year."

[Pab Sungenis]

That's what LGBT*.* people keep getting told.

"Save it for next year."
"Save it until after the midterms."
"Save it until after we have a Democratic President."
"Save it until we retake Congress in 2008."
"Save it until after we elect Kerry."
"Save it until after the 2002 midterms."
"Save it until after we elect Gore."
"Save it until after we re-elect Clinton."
"Save it until we elect Clinton."

Guess what? IT IS "NEXT YEAR."

Obama's finally doing his part, but don't tell us to shut up and stop fighting where we still need to fight. We still need to get Prop 8 and DOMA overturned in the courts. We still need to fight anti-marriage and pro-discrimination policies in the states. We need to tell anti-gay Democrats (and there are lots of them in the states) to straighten up (pardon the pun) and fly left or get the hell out.

If the timing isn't convenient for some, that's too bad, because delay isn't convenient for our rights.

[TriMera]

1. Somebody's already unrec'd, but here's a kick. n/t

[Hoosier Daddy]

8. And another

With rec.

[dana_b]

2. k&r!

I tried, anyway.

[Name removed]

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[HappyMe]

4. k&r

edited to add--

I usually don't ask, but who the hell would unrec this? :wtf:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. K&R

[racaulk]

6. K&R!

[Behind the Aegis]

7. K&R

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. K&R!

[lunatica]

10. Women were told the same thing

[Pab Sungenis]

13. True.

And it wasn't until Alice Paul and others got sick of waiting until next year that they forced the issue.

[QC]

11. k&r!

[LeftyMom]

12. Strangely they never seem to want to wait until next year for gay donors and volunteers.

Funny how that works.

[Lorien]

14. The same is said about climate change, universal health care, campaign

finance reform-pretty much EVERY issue that liberal progressives have.

[Pab Sungenis]

15. Yep.

And don't let them stop you from fighting for those, either.

This IS "next year." Fight!

[Vanje]

16. +++++++++++++++++++++++!!!! nt