The second part of that statement is exactly why the first part is ridiculous. NO ONE CARES.

This is a pattern with you. You have a history on this site of defending, excusing and supporting not only black politicians who betray their commitment for equality when it comes to gays but in fact do the same when it comes to blatant homophobic attacks when they come from black men, particularly when they’re handsome black men. Meanwhile those you attack the most are always white.

The evidence is all over this site.

So in spite of the calls for change, here we are again voting for the lesser of two evils.

What is the fucking big deal over Newsome.
OKAY he likes the gays and had an affair on his wife with his friends wife.
Very Moral Man he is!
To be mayor of a city where Gays have a big hand in things I’d be an ally also. Once again pander, pander, pander.But it’s all good.

If he is so FABULOUS Why don’t he take it to the big dawgs and run for Senator, or congressman.

He knows it will all be over IMMEDIATELY so stay Mayor you’ll always keep a job and the love of the children (gays)!

And as far as FISA is concerned those folks have been listening to all of us already. Has anyone been contacted by the government about your personal business transactions, and or your phone sex convo’s??…….NO

So keep it moving. Not that I support this act. But 911 has changed alot of things forever and we really need to understand that.
OKAY, another scenario: then let them not do it and lets see another landmark and thousands of lives be destroyed.
We need to stop being so selfish in regards to this act(FISA).

You are pretty clueless it seems about how these things work. I will once more repeat- this isn’t about the shit you keep writing. You are wrong precisely because you don’t understand legislative process or coalition building. You achieve what you want through building coalitions. Not by saying well I am going to be selfish and achieve just what I want. In terms of just self interest- your argument fails because as you can see- we don’t have an ENDA and indeed we have pissed off some vital people who could have been part of the coalition to pass it. In the 1970s, Harvey Milk supported the unions, and in return they supported his electoral efforts. that’s how real world politics works. Not- I m just going to look out for my interest and screw you. Once again its I scratch your back, you scratch mine.

I know you mean well, and I admire your ideas of solidarity and standing up for what’s right. Of course transgender individuals deserves all the rights they seek, of course they do and I will do all I can to fight for that. But I will not sacrifice important, long sought gay rights in order to do that and I’m pretty sure that’s essentially what you’re asking for. The HRC decided -NOT- to put transgender on ENDA and watch it sink but instead to work with political reality in an effort to get things done and to move things forward.

This boycott is ridiculous and does nothing to strengthen the solidarity you speak of.

Once more- it’s about solidarity. You don’t understand how legisliation gets passed or how movements are built. Of course, trans issues aren’t the same as gay issues. I said that in my post. But you are so busy arguing you aren’t getting the point being made to you. You are going to have people mad at you that it wasn’t necessary here to piss off. Why? because there are coalitions built to achieve any goal politically. Its just stupid what HRC did. It’s that simple. THe fact we are sitting here discussing this now is proof of this.

What are you talking about? LA’s mayor and all the others boycotting the HRC did nothing to secure the Congressional hearing on transgender issues recently, while the HRC did play a part in it. Your point falls flat.

I hear that excuse all the time but it holds no water. Transgender people are very definitely more ‘hated’ than gay people. I’m not revelling in this fact, but it is a fact. There is one single transgender elected official in the US – just one. While there are hundreds of gay elected official, even in states like Oklamhoma and Texas. Transgender people are rarely portrayed on TV, and there is one transgender actress. ENDA wouldn’t pass with transgender inclusion. All of this points to the fact that society has not gotten over the “ick factor” with transgenders, in the same way they have with gay people.

Society’s acceptance of transgender indivduals will take time, it’s a shame that Villaraigosa et al don’t understand this.

Also, there’s nothing “personal” about the idea that gender identity disorder and homosexuality are two different things. They are; sorry to brake it to you.

This in-fighting can’t be good for our community… the HRC is excluding important people for the sake of expediency (is it working?) and other LBGT groups are spending their time and resources organizing against… the HRC.