"Fierce LGBT advocate" Obama to face protest tonight in Beverly Hills

[Bluebear]

President Obama, the alleged "fierce advocate" for LGBT rights, is scheduled to attend a Democratic Party fundraiser at the Beverly Hilton tonight, one day after White House spokesman Robert Gibbs refused to offer any official response to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 in California.

A Courage Campaign-organized demonstration is scheduled to take place in front of the Beverly Hilton this evening. The group writes: "Let's take this opportunity, just one day after the CA Supreme Court makes its decision on Proposition 8, to show our President our support for his daring promise to our community and to highlight the growing movement towards FULL FEDERAL EQUALITY."

Attending the demonstration will be recently discharged (under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell') Lt. Dan Choi and other LGBT military servicemembers: "They will ask for response from President Obama to the letter signed by 136,000 people asking the president not to fire Lt. Choi by ending DADT."

How long can President Obama remain mute on his promises to the LGBT voters who elected him?

http://www.towleroad.com/2009/05/obama-to-face-gay-protest-at-dnc-beverly-hills-fundraiser-tonight.html

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. Oh dear...

[MountainLaurel]

2. Wish I could be there n/t

[jgraz]

3. The bad news: Obama will continue to fire gay servicemembers

The good news: He's asked Rick Warren to pray for them.

[RufusTFirefly]

5. Omigod. Obama turning his back on gays and lesbians? Who could've predicted it?

[Bluebear]

6. We were all told that McClurkin and Warren were nothing to worry about.

It was just Obama's smart chess-playing, and that after the election he would step right up to the plate for us.

[jgraz]

8. It *was* Obama's smart chess-playing

Guess who the pawns were...

[Bluebear]

9. Word.

[RufusTFirefly]

10. +1 n/t

[jgraz]

7. Turning his back? When was he ever facing in their direction?

[Bluebear]

21. .

[tekisui]

4. I hope the takes to opportunity to address it.

Keep it in his face until he does.

[Neecy]

11. excellent!

Damn, I wish I could be there. We need to keep the pressure on (sadly).

[RufusTFirefly]

12. The million-dollar question is "Why?"

Is he really that beholden to the fundies?

Who else besides the LDS and a bunch of other bigots cloaked in a veil of religious respectability have any incentive for discriminating against a sizeable portion of the U.S. population and a core constituency of the Democratic Party? Jeez Louise, even the DLC's favorite constituents, large corporations, are predominantly "pro-gay."

I don't get it.

:wtf:

[LooseWilly]

13. I'm sure that he's only attending in order to "re-advocate"...

Like he has... "so often" in office. I just wish that I knew how to play chess, so I could appreciate the stunning grace of these moves being executed in the LGBT cause...

[GodlessBiker]

14. Good luck to those who attend! Many of us will be there in spirit.

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[Bluebear]

22. indeed

[Not Me]

15. Damn, wish I could be there.

For those who go...have fun, and be relentless.

[EFerrari]

16. It's great to see the momentum continue. K&R

[FreeState]

17. Its time to revitalize Act Up - if your not helping you will be targeted n/t

[kid a]

18. actually - it never says "Protest" - "Challenge" would be a more appropriate/fair word choice

"To support his daring promise"

But "Protest" fits the ongoing subtext...I see.

[Bluebear]

19. actually- the link's headline - says exactly that

[Bluebear]

20. .