Many gay media and political types have been discussing the Democrat’s inclusive party platform. While some have lauded the document’s comprehensive net, one reader makes this very valid point:
It’s ironic that two tangible promises to the LGBT community in the Democratic Party platform are two pieces of Federal legislation (DADT and DOMA) that were passed by a Democratically controlled Congress and signed and supported by a Democratic President.
Their promise to repeal them only takes our bank account from a negative balance to a zero balance. The community should EXPECT them to repeal those punitive pieces of legislation, but should not hail that as a major Democratic victory for the LGBT community since they served them to us in the first place – and because a majority of the American public support a DADT repeal.
That is all.
GoodBuddy
Did I miss something here? I am unaware that the Democrats have promised to work for the repeal of DOMA. To my knowledge, all they support is not changing the US Constitution to include barring gay marriage.
Tim in SF
Where is the link to the original quote source? I want to read the whole article the quote is from. The only link in the article is to another of your own blog posts.
jack
well said, poster.
and yes, as of last briefing, the democratic platform did include the repeal of doma as a goal as well as dadt.
obama has also stated a commitment to removing both in his campaign, and has not, as yet, waffled on that.
CHURCHILL-Y
That “commitment” of his will soon morph into one of his many Change predicaments just give him some time, like right after the election then there’ll be so many waffles coming out of him you’ll think his the International House of Pancakes. The new leadership of the DNC not only will ignore GLBT issues but they’ll work against them. We’ve seen small glimpses here and there of the future that awaits us with them just let them grab a whole of power.
jeem
DADT is a product of a Democratic Congress, yes, but DOMA was hammered through by the Republican-controlled 104th Congress. Of course, Bill Clinton is still complicit in both.
Alec
Jeem gets it right. DADT was the product of a Democratic congress (which, I would add, included many conservative southern Democrats, including Sam Nunn, who was leading the anti-gay fight). DOMA was 1996.
Oh yeah, and btw, Senator Kerry was one of 14 senators to denounce DOMA, calling it gay bashing on the senate floor.
HYHYBT
Please remember that DADT was at least a step in the right direction from where things were.