Comments on: Criticism of Gray’s inaugural choices http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/ the gay community's news source Fri, 24 May 2013 23:14:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12321 Bill Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:58:49 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12321 And I read you knee-jerk replies. Never responding to the article but just to your illusional view of the world. Truly sad.

]]> By: Chris http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12315 Chris Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:35:33 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12315 I read your comments all the time. You don’t like African Americans IDIOT….Plain and Simple!

]]> By: Peter Rosenstein http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12298 Peter Rosenstein Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:51:24 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12298 Maybe if Ms. Lee were involved in politics and government in DC she would understand that it was Vince Gray who more than anyone except David Catania is responsible for marriage-equality passing in DC. As Council Chair he supported the bill, spoke out for it when Mayor Fenty wouldn’t, and did so as a Catholic from Ward 7. That is surely a profile in courage. In addition it was Vince Gray who got the Council to speak out against hate crimes when Mayor Fenty wouldn’t and it was Vince Gray who met with the Rainbow Response Coalition and GLOV during the campaign when the Mayor wouldn’t.

As with all candidates that anyone supports we will see what happens in the next four years. But Vince Gray knows full well that those of us involved in DC government and fighting for LGBT rights in the District will hold his feet to the fire.

People should also be aware that Ms. Lee is active in GOProud and therefore we should take her comments and know from what perspective they come. GOProud as an organization opposed Representative Patrick Murphy(D-PA) who was one of the leading architects of the repeal of DADT. They were succesful along with the other Repulican groups in defeating Representative Murphy. Let us hope his replacement will stand up and fight for LGBT equality in the same way as Representative Murphy did.

As I will do, as an LGBT and Democratic activist, with Mayor Gray and the other candidates I supported, I hope Ms. Lee will hold the the candidates she supported feet to the fire when it comes to supporting our community.

]]> By: Bill http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12287 Bill Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:30:41 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12287 Chris – what would you life be if you weren’t able to deflect personal responsibility by screaming racism? This is just so typical, but hardly surprising.

]]> By: Chris http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12275 Chris Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:35:36 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12275 WOW…Uncle Tom……None other than the racist queen Bill from VA spewing again. If a African American did anything nice it wouldn’t matter. You’re just a hateful white queen!

]]> By: Rick Rosendall http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12251 Rick Rosendall Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:37:02 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12251 Frankly, since we defeated the Archdiocese on marriage equality, I can deal with the Cardinal being tossed the bones of an invocation and benediction. As to the Mayor’s speech, naturally I was shocked along with everyone else when he failed to deliver it the way Peter Rosenstein wrote it for him.
http://tinyurl.com/38kj2bx
And sure, his unity theme would have been more convincing had he bothered mentioning gay folk. But now that he’s taken office, actions speak louder than words. Vince’s broken promises, detailed and scrupulously sourced by Bob Summersgill on GLAA Forum–
http://tinyurl.com/38afbd3
http://tinyurl.com/3yx6bjn
–are ahead of Adrian Fenty’s pace from four years ago. That’s more troubling than what he failed to say and whom he chose to fill the ceremonial role of homophobic clergyman.

It is sad that Lou Chibbaro ignored these more substantive concerns (which I described to him) in favor of ceremonial issues.

]]> By: Tom http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12189 Tom Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:54:07 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12189 @Bob Summersgill — GRRRL, simmer down! The days of Old Democratic Party litany politics is over! Really, you are going to kick and scream because the new mayor didn’t mention us by name?!!! Or because some Catholic cardinal was invited to give the invocation? The only thing more ridiculous is that the Blade continues to report this drivel.

]]> By: Bill http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12146 Bill Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:57:14 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12146 @Peter Rosenstein – you are such a Uncle Tom. Just keep on writing for the Blade and screwing the rest of us. Is there any wonder why NOTHING gets better in the District???? It’s just rearranging deck chairs. How is this ANY different that Obama inviting Rick Warren to give the presidential invocation? I didn’t have much respect for your articles, now I have less for you.

]]> By: Jessica Lee http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/01/07/criticism-of-gray%e2%80%99s-inaugural-choices/#comment-12145 Jessica Lee Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:40:30 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=16536#comment-12145 I have no idea why any gay org supported Gray and why the Blade posted five consecutive pro-Gray op-eds. Wuerl is a huge enemy of gay rights. That is not a surprise to me. Fenty brought us marriage equality and had the best school reformer in the US. Both are now gone and for Rosenstein to defend the speech of Wuerl is amazing twisting.

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