- Posted January 22, 2013 by This iReport is part of an
assignment: Fight, Bleed, Die - Equality? No - hhanks, CNN
iReport producer We are in a new era or so we are told. It was
evident during Monday's inaugural speech by President Barack
Obama accepting the trust of the US of A for a second term. The
President made history by use of the term "gay" twice during his
address to the nation. He also placed the Stonewall Riots of
1969 in New York City, reputed to be the start of the gay rights
movement, on the same footing with the civil rights milestones
of Seneca Falls for women's rights and the Selma March for
African-American rights. Yet, as historic and how flourishing
the rhetoric, which placed the fight by the GLBT for equality in
America by the President on the front page, it does not match up
to the reality on the ground. Out military service members may
now openly fight in wars and battles deemed in the national
interest. Out members may now bleed to uphold and protect the
Constitution of the United Stat