Blind Prophecy

I was just about to turn off the computer for the night when I did one last check of Twitter/Google Reader. Now, instead of turning off the computer, I’m shaking with anger that has been building for several days.

Apparently, a bisexual sailor may have been brutally murdered because of his sexual orientation. This comes on the heels of several incidents of anti-LGBT hostility over last weekend’s 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots including, ironically, examples of police targeting the LGBT community.

Obama’s continued excuse that ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is the responsibility of the Congress is unconscionable. The Senate’s delay in passing hate crime legislation, including the highly-offensive strategy of attaching it to a defense spending which, according to Barney Frank, Obama has threatened to veto the House version of the defense bill because it contains funding beyond the administration’s request for F-22 fighter jets, is similarly unbelievable.

I agree with some of the more level heads in recent weeks – those who say that we ought to engage in fair analysis of the administration, distinguishing genuine allies from political opportunists, and maybe even a little naive faith, but it is time for strong condemnation backed by effective actions to end this violence from everyone in a position of influence who claims to be an ally to my community.

My tribe is bleeding and it must stop.

Filed under: queer rights by Jere Keys