A Light at the End of My Dark Tunnel
It is not an overstatement that the current health care insanity has been pushing all of my buttons. Nothing has thrown me off balance like this in a very long time. And, if I’m honest, I have absolutely no faith right now in the future of democracy or the democratic process. The republicans have used every tool in their arsenal and have killed real health care reform. Obama hasn’t accomplished anything he promised (and won’t- in 2 years we will still be losing lives in the middle east and Afganistan, there will still be prisoners at GITMO, DADT will still be in place, DOMA too- damn, I sound negative.)
That said, I was so pleased today to find this blog entry- someone with a clear mind and a worthwhile perspective. I actually found it yesterday:
But here’s my question for today: Where are the homosexuals?  While all the mainstream gay groups and lgbt media and bloggers are rehashing Prop 8 and planning a march for equality in October, honey, Rome is burning right here right now.  Much of the furor over marriage rights in the United States is fueled by the desire for access to health care–employment and marriage being the primary routes for insurance coverage.  In countries with universal health care, the battle over same sex marriage rights has been much less intense and consequential.  Gaining universal access to health care in the U.S. now would meet the widespread need that is now largely expressed in campaigns for partnership recognition.  In addition, it could address the crying need for adequate health care for masses of queers who have no wish to marry.
Yesterday, I linked to Steve Chapman’s post for the Chicago Tribune, and several major blogs are commenting on it. Too bad no one is paying any attention to Lisa Duggan’s ideas.
Health Care for All, or Gay Couples Rights? « Bully Bloggers.
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