He'll only be good for the LGBT community (by which I mean, on LGBT issues specifically, obviously I wouldn't have voted for him if I didn't think he was the best candidate for ALL communities) if he manages to keep his pledges. Which I hope he will, but much like his proposals for Gitmo, I don't honestly know what the chances of them coming to fruition are, and am not banking on it.
It being only a week after the election, obviously it's too early to know whether he can be trusted to follow through or not. However, he seems to be working ridiculously quickly. I have no idea if he's going to continue to work this hard forfour years, or if what we're seeing with these first steps is just a continuation of campaign promises. However, he personally strikes me as being a lot more pro-gay than anyone else. At the moment, as a person if not a president, I'm happy to consider him a queer ally.
Oh, I absolutely consider him as a person a queer ally. My only concern is whether things will stay as-is, or whether he'll make good on his statements that DOMA should be repealed.
Well, at least on Gitmo, apparently Cheney was the big stumbling block in the way of closing it. So, come January 20th, when Cheney returns to whatever ring of Hell that spawned him, we should see some of the issues with Gitmo move forward.
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