Dan Savage had a great post yesterday that I found to be a pretty good thought experiment. Many have suggested that while full repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell does indeed require legislative action from Congress, he has the legal ability to stop implementing the policy until Congress can review the legislation.  He notes that [...]

Surely some people are going to be confused by this NY Times article and surrounding hooha about how Obama signed an executive memorandum (basically an executive order) that extended federal benefits to gay couples, but gay people are mad about that.
I’m one of those mad gays, and I must admit I’m a little confused too, [...]

I apologize for getting my panties in a bunch about Obama’s inaction on gay rights.
Last week, the Department of Justice released a legal brief in response to a legal challenge to DOMA, the law that among other things, denies federal benefits to legally married couples.  This is a law that Obama wishes to fully repeal.
The [...]

Rachel Maddow had a delightful little bit on Obama and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy last night where she echoes some of what I expressed last week.
 

 
As some commenters have noted, Obama is an astute politician, and few will be surprised when he finally does take action.  I would really be happy, though, if [...]

Isn’t that a crazy thing to be able to write nearly 6 months into his presidency?  Here’s the his response to Brian Williams’ asking him if gay and lesbians have a friend in the White House:

I think gays and lesbians have a friend in the White House because I’ve consistently committed myself to civil unions, [...]