Anti-gay groups and conservative charade Christians seem to have either forgotten entirely New York State or consciously chosen to forfeit the battle over gay marriage, according to a report in the New York Times, detailing the stunning and surprising absence of same-sex opponents.
Openly gay City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, meanwhile, in Albany, New York, where she lobbied on behalf of the gay marriage legislation about to be addressed by the State Senate , with undecided Senators and reports she felt “very optimistic” about the likelihood of the bill passing.
Despite the growing public pressure in the United States to for President Obama to fulfill his campaign promise to end the military ban on gays serving openly, his administration appears frustratingly reticent to repeal the ridiculously hurtful and insulting policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” And while the President could compromise, at least momentarily, by employing a stop-loss provision – an executive order that retains personal deemed necessary in a time of national emergency – the President seems to be sending a distinct message that gay men and women and the expansion and protection of their equal rights remains less than a priority.
The “is he or is not” question that I assumed Adam Lambert already answered is still be asked, although whether Lambert formally comes out or not now seems besides the point, overshadowed by the tremendous indifference the public has as to whether Adam is or is not gay. Is it progress? Is it an indication of changing social attitudes? Or, hours from now, is Adam Lambert about to become a hero to homosexuals everywhere?
One thing answered from last night’s post-show press conference: Adam Lambert and Kris Allen have provided American Idol with two of the cutest finalist ever, although both manage to avoid the question of who looks better naked.
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