It started with a toothache
Md.'s new DP benefits highlight the need to fight for practical concerns rather than marriage
Friday, May 01, 2009 | By: John Shields
🔗 [Link: washingtonblade.com/2009/5-1/view/editorial/14469.cfm/]QuoteWhat happened? The Maryland transgender bill and the federal hate crimes expansion should have been slam-dunks. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" should not be in question, nor should ENDA. But they are all in peril because the gay and lesbian community is focusing too much on a single phrase and acting like children.
Gay marriage may be sexy, but it defies the sense of logic that should come with being a mature community. Emotion is an idealist attitude, while the logical part of our brain says we need to understand the political situation on the ground.
