Are they 'just words'?

[Shana A]

Are they 'just words'?
by: pam
Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 09:00:00 AM EDT

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=6E910427CE421715D2D8192ABA24AB7E?diaryId=5188

Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender.

Is the ability to say these words in public before non-LGBT audiences a marker of true support for and comfort with the community? Blender Phil Attey noted that Hillary Clinton seems to have a problem saying any of the above words, whereas Barack Obama not only uses them, but places references to gays in speeches along with other traditionally oppressed groups. Perhaps even more challenging, he has chosen to discuss homophobia before potentially hostile audiences in the pews of the black church.