tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754578735850187408.post1122176823646061764..comments2024-01-27T08:14:16.622-05:00Comments on Boy in Bushwick: A Movement of PersonalitiesBoy in Bushwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049391257145276677noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754578735850187408.post-12829059235813671012007-02-20T16:34:00.000-05:002007-02-20T16:34:00.000-05:00Yes, these "personalities" are our Britneys and An...Yes, these "personalities" are our Britneys and Anna Nicholes. The movement is about them and their egos. They usually set out to achieve a single goal. Gay marriage is a case in point. Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships, whatever they are called are of no value when ENDA still sits in the hopper. You can civil union but you can get fired in 11 states just for being queer.<BR/><BR/>These one issue celebrities who have their mugs mushed up against every politico are not the leaders we should be trusting. Somewhere a wallet is opening and these luminaries are going to make a buck off of this somehow. It could be a government appointment or sitting next to Ellen. Wait and see.<BR/><BR/>The folks in the trenches who tirelessly research and investigate and motivate are the ones who should be sitting at the big table.<BR/>These are the folks who publish local newsletters and emails and blogs. These are the folks who see the big picture and realize that GLBT rights are provincial and that not until it is universal will the war we won. One state with Civil Unions does not make a nation when 27 states have DOMA's.<BR/><BR/>the hinterland hyenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com