tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post4421905035186154329..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: GOD BLESS REV. COLCLOUGH!Jerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-43720445411792156352008-01-27T20:29:00.000-08:002008-01-27T20:29:00.000-08:00Hi justice mh: Although anyone who the Democrats ...Hi justice mh: Although anyone who the Democrats are running will be better than what we have now, I don't really have hope for either Obama or Clinton in regard to their support for full and equal civil rights for LGBT people. Their hearts simply don't seem to be in it! <BR/><BR/>Obama had McClurkin and Mary Mary fronting for him to court the conservative Black church vote and, although if it came between him and Clinton, I'd vote for him, I, like you, wanted Kucinich, so, again, I have to go into the voting booth, hold my nose, and vote for Obama. <BR/><BR/> I think DADT will be repealed (largely because they need more military personnel), but DOMA will remain unless there is a groundswell of revulsion against it, and that there is meaningful grassroots and organizational activism by LGBT people and allies, and I don't see that activism as of yet. <BR/><BR/>I don't trust any politician, as their primary objective is to get any votes they can and appeal to any constituency that will deliver those votes, and principle be damned. The only two politicians who ran on principle didn't have a chance: Kucinich and Gravel.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-81891582290508528232008-01-27T17:48:00.000-08:002008-01-27T17:48:00.000-08:00@Jerry: I am so proud to hear about this. As a bla...@Jerry: I am so proud to hear about this. As a black gay young man i'm really proud to see black pastors like Rev. Bennie Colclough.<BR/><BR/>Black pastors know that their alot of their black memebers are black and gay. I hope Obama is the canidate to bring change and unity for our country. I haven't decided yet who i'm voting for. It's either Clinton or Obama. <BR/><BR/>On gay rights-Obama is on record to repel the so-called defense of marriage act[doma]. While Hillary only want to repel a provision of it. She refuses to critizes her husband for the DOMA law, and on DADT. It's things like that show me she doesn't have a strong devotion for LGBT right, obama is a little ahead of her on it. So I'm leaning towards obama.<BR/><BR/>I like Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel, but no one wanted to support them. That's unfortunate and sad.<BR/><BR/>What you think Jerry? Can Obama bring the change he says? Can Hillary be trusted?Justice MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442373049204016557noreply@blogger.com