I agree: the civil rights movement’s symbol should not be the “approximately equal to” sign. That’s the very reason I originally supported Dennis Kucinich in 2004 and 2008. He supports full equality for the LGBT community – including marriage rights. BUT, it was the gay community that propped Hillary Clinton up as our best friend – even though she helped draft DOMA and she does not support full marriage rights for same-sex couples.

I will continue to speak out against the same community that IGNORED Kucinich, supported Hillary Clinton, but yet bitches about Obama choosing an anti-gay minister to participate in his inauguration. I view that behavior as extremely hypocritical.

I have to disagree with you on this one though. It wasn’t Cher or Madonna (or forbid the thought Brittany) it was Gene Robinson – the man who made most activists “ok” with the Rick Warren choice. Although I wasn’t too upset with the Rick Warren choice, it was a bit of a slap in the face – who’s next, David Duke? But that the Obama inaugural committee told HBO that it was part of the pre-show just goes to show how little attention is being paid to the non-black v. white version of civil liberties.

I suspected I would cry tears of joy during the inaugural events as the ceiling had been breached. Instead I cried tears of sorrow as hypocrites like Warren declared justice and equality for all and the crowds cheered – it was a denial that inequality remains… the civil rights movement’s symbol should not be the “approximately equal to” sign.