Get Equal, the political action group fighting to end DADT is unhappy that the Obama Administration has been dragging its feet on ending the madness of not allowing openly LGBTQ Americans to serve in the U.S. military. They’re staging a protest in the plaza just outside the University of Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion today, from 10 AM to 12:30 PM where the President is scheduled to campaign for Senator Patty Murray’s re-election campaign. Here is their press release:
Media Advisory
GetEQUAL and Washington Activists to Protest President Obama and Sen. Murray TOMORROWPresident Obama Files Immediate Injunction to Continue DADT: Activists Respond to Lack of Courage and Leadership
SEATTLE, WA • Tomorrow, GetEQUAL—a direct action lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization—and local LGBT activists are set to protest the Seattle visit of President Obama and Senator Murray over their lack of leadership and courage for Full Federal Equality for LGBT Americans. On Tuesday, October 12, Judge Virginia Phillips issued a ruling finding the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy unconstitutional, ordering all discharges stopped worldwide. One week later, on Wednesday, October 20, President Obama instructed his Department of Justice to file an immediate injunction with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to prevent the ruling from being implemented. Though, to date, no disruption to military readiness or effectiveness has been reported while the Pentagon cautiously allowed gay and lesbian service members to serve openly over the past week, the Appeals Court issued a stay on the Judge’s order, activating DADT once again. GetEQUAL and local activists will hold banners demanding the President show courage and leadership by immediately ending “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.”
GetEQUAL continues to hold the president accountable to his promises and will keep the President’s feet to the fire, as he requested, at every turn until we get equal.
Apparently, some of us ARE mad as hell and are not going to take it anymore…
Mr Savage posted it first, over at The Stranger.
– Michael Strangeways
