Equal Rights for LGBT is a long process. We here in the United States are inspired by progress in parts of Europe, as well as South America. We now can serve freely in our Armed Forces, and Marriage Equality is legal in TEN states, but not nationally. The Christian Right opposes our movement. The Catholic Hierarchy condemns us. President Obama has been very supportive, but grass roots bigotry still exists. Separating our civil rights from so called morality is the problem. Sometimes we seem to take three steps forward and two steps backward, but the important thing is to move forward. The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC), and Lambda Legal have paved the way. Reversing 2000 years of bigotry might take a while ! Gordon Micunis and Jay Kobrin, NY, NY