But What Has She Done? Clinton at the New York City gay-pride parade in 2006
Posted on 8/6/2007, 2:10:22 AM by SkyPilot
Aug. 13, 2007 issue - Gay men and lesbians have always had a soft spot for Hillary Clinton. In the mid-'90s, when "homosexual" was still a dirty word in much of the country, Bill Clinton and his wife socialized in the White House with a broad circle of gay friends. In the dark days of Whitewater and Monica, gays leaped to Hillary's defense, needing no convincing that a "right-wing conspiracy" was vast and real. At the annual gay-pride parade in Manhattan, drag queens and go-go boys compete for prominence with New York's political elite, but Clinton is always the star of the show.
But What Has She Done? Clinton at the New York City gay-pride parade in 2006
Lately, Clinton has been eager to bask in the gay love. Her young presidential campaign has already held two fund-raisers with major gay and lesbian donors. This week, after a scheduled appearance with the other Democratic contenders at a forum in L.A. on gay issues, she'll head to a fund-raiser at the West Hollywood gay hangout the Abbey. The attention may be paying off. According to gay journalist Lisa Keen's analysis of fund-raising to date in 2007, Clinton has earned 48 percent of the contributions from heavily gay ZIP codes nationally, compared with 39 percent for Barack Obama and 13 percent for John Edwards.
But for all her gay support, what has Clinton really done for gay rights?
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Newsweak made it a policy to hire homosexuals to its ranks several years ago (as did the NY Times and many other publications).
It is just such a laugh to listen to them.
Did you all know "gays" have their own ZIP codes now?
This sounds like a Johnny Carson joke in the making.
"Lately"?
As opposed to Bill . . . . . . .
Lending their AIDS to help Hellary get elected.
When you start a thread with the words Hillary and homos guess where most of us are going with it ???
Check this out from the article in Newsweak:
In her personal life, accepting gays has always seemed to come easy to Clinton. As First Lady, she encouraged gay White House staffers to serve openly. Shortly after being offered a job as Clinton's press secretary, Neel Lattimore approached her in the Map Room. "I want you to know that I'm gay," Lattimore told her. "I don't want you and the president to get attacked because of me." Clinton told him not to worry; she and Bill could handle it. From then on, Clinton took the same active interest in Lattimore's love life as she did with female staffers. "She would always tell me, 'So-and-so is coming to dinner tonight—I don't think he has a partner'," he says.
Outside the White House, Clinton has had a harder time proving her gay bona fides. She disappointed many gay activists when she kept a low profile as the Federal Marriage Amendment, which she voted against, was being debated on the Senate floor in 2004. "Some of us held her to a higher standard," says Alan Van Capelle, executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, a gay group in New York state. "We expected that if you're the senator from New York, it's not acceptable to talk about LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] issues only in front of LGBT people."
Make no mistake. That is a thinly veiled threat by the author.
TRANSLATION: "If Hillary does not cow-tow to the homosexuals enough, we will 'out' her and threaten to publish embarrassing details like she will not believe."
No comment, as Bill O’Reilly may be surfing for show prep.
“Gay men and lesbians have always had a soft spot for Hillary Clinton.” Almost the same feeling they have for Liza and Babs.
I don’t think I want her in control of our country !!!
“what has clinton really done....?
she er, um, uh, went to, um, stood by her man, ah, stayed out of the kitchen, um, didn’t bake cookies, er, ah.....
she really did alot of good stuff, yup, you betcha.
More reasons to keep anyone with the name Clinton, out of the White House. The nation barely survived it the first time.
Mine is 61554, I hope that's not a queer number.
In the mid-’90s, when “homosexual” was still a dirty word in much of the country,....
Oh Please!!!!
Which one is she?
I wonder if she is a Lesbian?
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