VERSIONS: روسيا اليوم NOTICIAS FREEVIDEO ИНОТВ RTД
breakingnews
Go to main page   USA   News   “Gay community feels let down by Obama”  
MORE ON THE STORY
22.02.2010, 10:21 11 comments

“Obama’s promises of change have atrophied”

RT has interviewed Kristine Huskey, a lawyer for Gitmo detainees, on what makes a beautiful woman quit her modeling career, go to law school and eventually represent the interests of so-called “terrorists”.

13.07.2009, 11:01 8 comments

“Obama has the right to lock any US citizen up forever without trial”

Barack Obama’s indefinite detention claim, coupled with the enemy combatant right he inherited, enables him to lock up any US citizen forever without a trial, author and political consultant Naomi Wolf told RT.

03.02.2010, 13:15 9 comments

“US abortion industry targets Afro-American women” – pastor

Despite being legalized nearly 40 years ago, the topic of abortion still raises huge controversy in the US, as some argue it is leading to genocide of the African-American population.

13.04.2009, 09:08 8 comments

“U.S. mainstream media isn’t interested in finding the truth”

The mainstream U.S. media isn’t helping in the search for truth, says Luke Rudkowski from the social justice movement 'We Are Change'.

AFP Photo / Alexander Nemenov 07.07.2009, 15:08 6 comments

Russian opposition in the eyes of the western media

Barack Obama's visit to Russia is not limited to meeting those in power. He also talked with Russia's opposition politicians, but the West’s perception of Russia’s anti-government political movements may be one-sided.

22.04.2009, 10:26 10 comments

Guns sales on the rise in US despite crisis

With their country almost on its knees, increasing numbers of Americans are sticking to their guns. The fear of crime is on the rise, and arms are selling like hot cakes.

Employees of the National Security Agency work in the Threat Operations Center 09.07.2009, 13:02 5 comments

US national security expanding under Obama

The US government has allegedly set up a special security wing with the sole task of distancing Washington from any involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

07.01.2010, 00:46 4 comments

Body scanners - panacea or more trouble?

With increased air travel safety measures in the US coming into force, the wider use of body scanners is very likely. Their implementation is controversial because of their intrusive nature.

Pakistan, Karachi: Pakistani protesters carry photographs of Aafia Siddiqui as they march during an anti-US protest rally in Karachi on September 23, 2010. (AFP Photo / Asif Hassan) 24.09.2010, 21:56 3 comments

Siddiqui: Political prisoner or human rights victim

The US government works to promote peace abroad while being accused of ignoring its own troubles at home.

Barack Obama 12.03.2010, 23:48 2 comments

Blacks left out of Obama agenda

Although African-Americans were overjoyed with the election of US President Barack Obama, black unemployment remains high. Is Obama neglecting the black community for fear of being seen as an angry black man?

“Gay community feels let down by Obama”

Published: 07 August, 2009, 04:00

AFP Photo / Jewel Samad

(15.4Mb) embed video

TAGS: Obama, Human rights, USA


Barack Obama came into office promising a lot of things to a lot of people, among them the gay community, and after seven months in office they feel let down by the US President.

Obama is currently facing strong criticism not only from Republicans, but from those who voted for him, some of whom say he’s failing to live up to expectations. The president hasn’t been vocal on the issue of gay marriage since being inaugurated, and some are asking if he just said “the right things” in order to get support, or whether he simply has not had enough time.

“A lot of people in the community are feeling let down and disappointed, but I don’t think that Obama lied,” said Kevin Naff, editor of the Washington Blade newspaper.

“You have to consider the environment we are in – he’s got his hands full with the economy, with the wars, so gay rights were obviously not at the top of his agenda.”

+2 (2 votes)
 
Back to top
next MORE NEWS
06.08.2009, 22:26 9 comments

“Federal Reserve doesn’t know where $1.5 trillion went” - analyst

The US media’s attempts to use the Freedom of Information Act to find out which banks received financial bailouts were blocked, said legal analyst Nicole Kardell, and the Federal Reserve doesn’t know the answer itself.

Alex Griffith 07.08.2009, 10:15

Adopted American boy gives playground to Siberian hospital

A teenager adopted as a child and taken to the US has returned to Russia bearing gifts for his former neighborhood. After raising $60,000 online, Alex Griffith is building a park in his former hometown in Siberia.

Biloxi August 07, 2009, 16:08
0

“You have to consider the environment we are in – he’s got his hands full with the economy, with the wars, so gay rights were obviously not at the top of his agenda.” The GAY COMMUNITY must come to the same realization that the entire population of planet earth has: artificial. Everything this so-called government does, in the US, is an artificial reality. Example: the government is not We the People, as it should be. It is, rather, THE GOVERNMENT. What does this mean exactly? First, it means all the taxes collected in the US do NOT pay for "government," nor the court system which should be the gatekeepers for We the People. Digital credit or call it what it isn't "money" is manufactured and this pays for all the SERVICES of the transnational corporations that set-up INSURANCE COMPANIES in each and every place possible to protect their thugs who basically sell weapons, wars and but of course the main brand: terrorism. Terrorism is sold in America to keep the idiots in the place of BELIEVING in a system which is nothing BUT the greatest scheme on the planet earth. Digits of technology run the big ship lolly-pop and We the People think it is a tax paying operation of freedom to speak, walk, talk and be. Time is closing in on the digital bandits and there is not one evil imaginative escape idea they have not thought of, to continue their charade of "rich."