Why should gays have a say in the President's choice?

Watkins' invitation has nothing to do with the controversy over Warren -- she was picked BEFORE the brouhaha over Warren occurred, according to the NYT article.

The Warren issue was reported in the news earlier because Warren, a nationally known, vocal opponent of gay rights, is controversial while Watkins, a relatively unknown, mainstream Protestant is not. Further, the inauguration ceremony is far more newsworthy than the prayer breakfast the next day. The Times is scaping the bottom for articles related to the inauguration because so much has already been written, so now they publish this virtual non story because they can tie it slightly to the issue over Rev. Warren.

Who are we to say who has a right to speak out in this country . If we ban gays , then who is next , blacks . whites , mexicans , Puerto Ricans , Germans French English ? I mean where do we shut up about a specific section of people and start concentrating on fixing all the problems that this nation has right now ? Obama may have been your choice for president , and he may not have been . The very bottom line is he can not do it alone and if we are fighting each other . Man I hate to go back to the 60's but what say we give Peace a chance ?

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Are they not citizens? Are they not taxpayers?

And don't you have a sexual preference? Hell, doesn't everyone?

Ok...now you're wrong. Where in the article did it say anything about sex? Did it describe any sexual acts and only you have access to that part of the information?

Please, for the sake of everything, don't let your judgment of others that differ from you remove you from the facts.

Oh...and gays also have freedom of expression and can disagree with decisions...just like you can.

You're a ******* idiot. Why don't you go back to school and pick up in the second grade where you left off and learn to write English, then maybe you can construct a proper English sentence, and maybe even convey an actual thought, rather than an unintelligible rant.

Well they have freedom of speech and if people choose to listen to them they can. They also have voting rights so they are seen as constituents by politicians. The same reason your opinion matters, because you are a person. People can choose to listen to you or not to you in the same way.

According to the article, she was chosen before the inaugural program was set.

I don't see where the homosexual community had anything to do with this decision,

Edit: Cut and pasted from the article:

"She was chosen before the inaugural program was even announced,” Ms. Douglass said of Ms. Watkins. “Her appeal is that she delivers a message of unity and inclusivity and tolerance and hope — and those are all central themes we’ve heard from the president-elect.”

why shouldn't gays have a say.......

what two consenting adults( key word here my dear is CONSENTING) decide to do as sexual activity is their own damn business.. regardless of their gender.......

bringing in beastiality is just your warped and sexually deviated mind... and trying to compare it to homosexuality shows more flaws in YOUR character than in the character of gay people........

also ... what is really wrong with homosexuality ????? ( apart from the religious arguements) ... are you trying to tell me that you are unaware that hetrosexuals ALSO sometimes engage in anal sex .. because my dear... some do ... just check out the internet.. hire yourself some hetrosexual porn or buy some hetrosexual porn magazines

and what is your Issue with people who enjoy BJ's... heavens .. I am sure that 90% of male yahoo answerers over the age of consent ( and some below) would enjoy the odd BJ ....( i challenge you to prove that one wrong)

Gay people are just like the rest of us ( stop gasping and pick yourself up off the floor) .. some are down right stupid and ignorant ( hmmm like some hetro posters I see around here...) and some are brilliant thinkers.... they have opinions and have the right to express them...

and just for the record... I'm hetro .. married... pretty conservative in regards to our sex lives... BUT I AM NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF STICKING MY NOSE INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S BEDROOMS... as you seem to be!!!

In regards to your freedom of speech .. YOU asked a question .. we've answered it...

If you had of asked .." Have I the freedom of speech to say this .. ?"

my answer would have been "yeah sure, but i disagree with what you say"

The difference is between straight people and gay people is .. that Straight people do NOT have to fight the establishment to marry , adopt , have equal partner rights... GAY PEOPLE DO .. and THAT is why they have to be vocal .. and I fully support them to have the same status quo as the rest of us... because denying them that status IS based on their sexuality and THAT IS WHY they MUST be allowed a say ..

when they have the same rights as the rest of us .. .. there won't be any need for them to mention their sexuality!!

I would have loved to see Barney Frank's face if Obama had decided to keep Warren.

Because gay people pay taxes and are Americans just like everyone else, therefore they should be able to say what they want. It's called freedom of speech.