Comments on: HRC Feels the Heat, But Still Doesn’t Get The Message

By: Marlene

Marlene — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:33:49 +0000

If I ever met “Uncle Joe”, I’d be torn between slugging him in the jaw, or kicking him in the balls until they’re knocking against his tonsils!

Rich, white, elitist professional gays have no business running any advocacy group, period!

I’m transsexual, one of the thousands this b@stard stabbed in the back the last time ENDA was introduced. I don’t trust Uncle Joe the same way I don’t trust the reicht.

By: Eddie89

Eddie89 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:33:44 +0000

As long as Joe Solmonese keeps getting a paycheck of over $300,000 a year, they will never get 1 single penny from me.

There are other groups that are more courageous, honest and open that could put my money to better use than paying the overly generous salary Solmonese is getting.

By: cd

cd — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:50:16 +0000

The HRC leadership seems to be living in the late Nineties or something.

By: werdna

werdna — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:00:36 +0000

Ugh, I can’t take it any more. Please fix “feals” in the headline to this post!

By: Lindoro Almaviva

Lindoro Almaviva — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:56:46 +0000

HRC is looking more and more like gay apologists than gay advocates.

By: Scott from IL

Scott from IL — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:07:39 +0000

There clearly is no reason to give to HRC whatsoever.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:56:28 +0000

HRC SHOULD feel left behind- because they HAVE been!

This organization has placed lining their own pockets ahead of our political interests- and in a way you can’t blame them. As soon as they meet their goals, their need to exist goes away. So why should they actually try to achieve them when it means an end to their existence?

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:28:26 +0000

I have received calls from HRC and NGLTF this week. I told them that after they had so badly bungled prop. 8, I had little interest in giving them money, though I have maintained my membership in NGLTF.

What money I have is not oging to people who run closet campaigns.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:15:17 +0000

Yikes…I am now considering cancelling my equality circle membership with HRC. I attended a meeting at HRC and felt the same type of closed door politicing going on… not the way to handle GLBT issues at all. They need to be much more inclusive and vocal!! Where is OBama ?? oh thats right he is touting America human rights abroad…hmmmm…but he forgets about the GLBT community. ACT UP!

By: John

John — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:03:07 +0000

The next time that this line of bull about how difficult it is to plan for what the military will do after Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is repealed, I wish a reporter would ask, “Just what is so complicated about not firing people just because they happen to gay or lesbian?”

Making it illegal to fire someone from the military just because they are gay is so straight-forward, that I am just mistified about what part of that would require planning. This need to plan is just an excuse to delay, and Solmonese should be ashamed to parot that line.