Obama & Gay Benefits

The Gay Patriot blog pauses between excoriating President Obama on Iran to applaud him for signing this afternoon a memorandum on gay partner benefits. The blog's unusual positive response to the president tells something about the very high level of support within the gay community for these bread-and-butter measures that make real differences in people's lives. The message to Republicans and conservatives: These are baseline issues, and our stance on them will determine whether we get some gay support or none.