Let’s face it, the Democrats in Congress could have set a better timetable to start the repeal of DADT, pass ENDA, and the Hate Crimes law within the first two years of Obama’s presidency, but they didn’t. They could have attached ENDA as an amendment in any other bill (like they did with the hate crimes law), but they chose not to. Also, let’s stop pretending the democrats have any courage to repeal DOMA. Some do, but I think our prospects for repealing that horrible law will have better chances in the legal system rather than with politicians.

Furthermore, this Govt. Domestic Partners bill is brand-new. There’s no way that the three gay members of the House have had enough time to educate their straight counterparts in Congress.The United American Families Act may have had a better shot of becoming law if Obama and the democrats were willing to really push for immigration reform, but now that seems unlikely before November. If the REpublicans take over either chamber of Congress, you can bet they’ll resort to the same old playbook of not allowing LGBT-related legislation out of committee and onto the floor for a vote.

It’s an utter shame that Obama and these Congressional Democrats could not get their act together and pass ENDA, which would have benefited ALL gay and lesbian folks. Instead we get hate crimes (only useful if you get injured by a gay-basher) and perhaps, the repeal of DADT (but that affects only some gay and lesbian folks).

One more thing, when is the HRC and Rep. Frank going to push to include LGBT folks in anti-discrimation laws regarding housing and public accomodations?????? There are NO pieces of legislation with lovely little innocuous names to deal with the very real problem of heterosexuals discriminating against LGBT people in housing and public accomodations (meaning, you can get kicked out a restaurant or hotel if a heterosexual owner has a problem with you).

Your sentence should read: “This year, a measure that COULD lead to repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell seems likely to reach President Obama’s desk,” not “WOULD lead.”

As you know, after the Commander-in-Chief agreed to President Gates’, excuse me, SECDEF Gates’ demand that he force our allies in Congress to trash the five-year old proposed Military Readiness Enhancement Act [which he'd promised on the campaign trail to PERSONALLY start fighting for as soon as he took office], thus gutting ANY guaranteee that discharges will EVER end, he also forced them to agree to Gates’ second demand that even repeal of the law be tied to a delayed trigger that Gates can refuse to pull.

Thank you.