Discrimination dust-up by Mark Segal Feb 03,
2011 | 1937 views | 9 9 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email
to a friend | print Last week’s column seems to have kicked up a
lot of dust. Titled “LGBT politics 101” (you can read it at
www.epgn.com), I honed in on what the LGBT community might focus
on as our next priority following the repeal of “Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell.”     Regardless of the marriage issue, basic
equality is denied to most Americans. It is also the one issue
that most Americans of all stripes — even Republicans — support.
Of course, marriage equality is important and no one is saying
otherwise. But so are our endangered LGBT youth, our seniors and
the transgender members of our community. And what about the
couples among us with children who need government services? All
good issues. The reality is this community is fighting for
equality and equality means a level field with all other
taxpayers.  History is the best example of the struggle for
equality. Look no further than the civil-rights b