I’m annoyed at the venerable and usually on point NY Times for this front page article. At this point, I don’t care that Obama-Biden haven’t come out blaring their support for marriage equality in 30 minute prime-time commercials. For the record the official Obama statement is… “I am proud to join with and support the LGBT community in an effort to set our nation on a course that recognizes LGBT Americans with full equality under the law…And that is why I oppose the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution, and similar efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution or those of other states.” No on 8.

I DO care that unlike any past or present presidential candidate, Obama is committed to “fighting for equal rights for all Americans whether it’s by granting LGBT Americans all the civil rights and benefits available to heterosexual couples or repealing ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’…” I take that to mean non-discrimination in employment, equal access to health care, tax equity and the 1000 plus bundle of federal rights that same-sex couples now accrue via marriage. Equality under the law sounds good to me. Marriage or no marriage–change is coming peoples.

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