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After 9 months of being in office and no significant advances in LGBT rights from Obama, I was starting to lose faith. However, at this year's Human Rights Campaign dinner, Obama pledged to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the military policy that does not allow homosexuals into the military. If he actually does follow through on this, it means a huge victory for gay rights. I, personally, have faith that he will do it, but the real problems are what will happen after that ends. Will openly gay members of the military face discrimination? While I'm sure any changes in the law will also protect homosexuals and prevent discrimination in job placement in the military, I'm afraid there will be a lot of marginalization from other service members. However, these problems cannot occur until DADT is actually repealed.

Obama also promised to end DOMA, the "Defense of Marriage Act" which denies same sex couples the right to marry. Unfortunately, he offered no timeline for these actions. He has 3 years left-- let's make sure he remembers his promises, okay?

Also, thank you to all who participated in the March for Equality in DC this year! I wish I could have been there. In any case, I hope this march helps to show Obama that there is a lot of support out there for LGBT rights.