Comments on: 10 Best and 10 Worst Gay Happenings of 2009

By: Juliffer

Juliffer — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:40:19 +0000

@ Ken I agree with all of your points. I almost cried when Del Martin read highlights from the brief from the Department of Justics at the Dyke March in Weho last June. It was a complete slap in the face. Most of the crowd was stunned and teary eyed also. It was difficult to march in the face of defeat but it encouraged to fight harder.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:45:12 +0000

We’re glad you’re here too! Way to go!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:07:18 +0000

My number one best gay happening this year was discovering Autostraddle…
my life, is now complete =]

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:05:53 +0000

CLEARLY, Lisa Frank is my dang root. LOVE.IT.

By: riese

riese — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:55:02 +0000

Autostraddle loves you too!

By: riese

riese — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:21:39 +0000

Yeah I think in general we’ve gone easy on Obama. In most articles we give him the benefit of the doubt and time. But I think personally I’m getting to a point where i feel like he needs to step out and make radical left-wing choices. This health care debacle has brought to light the fact that he’ll always lose with the right, and he’s not having any luck convincing the middle that he’s on their side, and so he might as well just go left now — as Ken points out, there’ve been plenty of opportunities for him to do SOMETHING.

By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:36:34 +0000

I’m getting a little sick of our side always calling it “progress” or “best” or a “good thing” just because a rich bigoted politician comes to a fundraiser held by a professional lobbyist organization with little real connection to the lgbt community and a way-too-cozy relationship with corporate America. So, Obama came, maybe ate some food, made some promises we’ve all heard a billion times before, then left. How is that qualify for a “Best of 2009?” So long as THIS is low standard for determining progress, we’ll be unequal for a LONG time.

I would consider Obama’s HRC speech a WORST. Talk about adding insult to injury.

By: Dagra Dai

Dagra Dai — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:18:11 +0000

HE would, not WE would

By: Dagra Dai

Dagra Dai — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:16:48 +0000

Bush wasn’t afraid to push the Senate into voting on “a constitutional amendment to protect marriage in America”. And he only had 55 Republican senators at most. Right now, Obama hasn’t done anything to show that we would or could fight for us, and he broke his promise on DADT.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:11:37 +0000

Lay off Obama?

From day one in introducing his BFF Rick Warren to give his opening blessing / speech, to instructing his DOJ to equate LGBT Equality to incest, molestation, and bestiality.

To removing his promises from the white house website.

Going from “removing DADT” to “Changing DADT”.

Not speaking out about his voice being used in robocalls for prop 8.

Not mentioning wins in Iowa, VT, NH.

Not saying a damn thing for Maine / WA.

Having the DNC encourage voters in Maine to vote in NJ, or help out call in NJ, but nothing about prop 1.

throwing away his promises on heathcare, and becoming an industry lapdog.

Increasing the military commitment in Iraq / Afghanistan.

Changing his promises on release of photo’s detailing abuses by the military….

It goes on and on.

How dare you protect this liar, and bigot. He is not our ally. He is simply a better educated, more well spoken, pure power hungry politician.

By: southpaw

southpaw — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:54:29 +0000

I hate how NOM uses a cute, food-related word for its dastardly deeds. I also love/hate how I’m pretty much banned from the comments over there. But hey, I’m not above using my long-defunct middle school email address to virtually drop-kick some bitches. Hadouken!

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:07:21 +0000

…and then that same year Ann Coulter said she was a secret liberal who just wanted to make conservatives look bad. If only.