Frank- Gays and LBTs are indeed second class, unequal citizens. That is the truth, and it is indeed a shame. Hernandez is openly gay, and is not ashamed of that. You should be ashamed for insisting that he hide it and go back in the closet.
On 1/13/11, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a shame a member of the gay community is calling him a second > class citizen. I've not heard anyone from the heterosexual community > say anything like that... they all seem to be quite content treating > him as a genuine hero and overall good guy. In fact, if not for the > gay community calling him out, I'm not sure anyone would have even > known he was gay. Go figure. > > On Jan 13, 1:28 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Did he congratulate him on being gay and actually being a hero or did he >> just call him a hero without reference to his being gay. If the latter >> then obviously Obama is a homophobe. >> >> On 01/13/2011 11:45 AM, Tommy News wrote: >> >> > President Obama calls gay intern who helped save Giffords' life a hero >> >> > by GoPride.com News Staff >> >> > Tucson, Ariz. During a memorial for the Tucson shooting victims on >> > Wednesday, President Obama singled out the heroes from that day, >> > including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' gay intern, Daniel Hernandez. >> >> > Hernandez had only been working for Giffords for five days when the >> > shooting started on Saturday. >> >> > 20-year-old Hernandez was volunteering at the community event and was >> > standing just feet away from Giffords when Jared Loughner opened fire >> > on the congresswoman. Hernandez immediately rushed to her side and >> > tried to comfort her. >> >> > "We are grateful to Daniel Hernandez," President Obama said. "Daniel, >> > I am sorry, you may deny it, but you are a hero, but we have decided >> > you are a hero. Because you ran through the chaos to minister to your >> > boss, and helped keep her alive." >> >> > Hernandez, who was seated in the front row next to the President, >> > stood awkwardly as the President showered praise on him. Hernandez >> > smiled shyly, and then sat back down. >> >> > During the memorial for the victims, Obama also recognized the other >> > heroes from the day, including the woman who grabbed the magazine clip >> > before Loughner could jam it back into the gun, and the men who >> > tackled him until police arrived. >> >> > "When I heard gunshots, my first instinct was to head towards the >> > congresswoman to make sure that she was OK," Daniel Hernandez >> > Hernandez told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. >> >> > "I had to lift up the congresswoman, because she was severely injured, >> > and I wanted to make sure that she was able to breathe OK because >> > there was so much blood," he said. "We had to grab whatever we could. >> > And because we were outside of a grocery store, the employees from the >> > grocery store brought out smocks that are used by the meat department >> > that were clean, so that we may use them as bandages, because that was >> > really the only clean cloth that we had." >> >> > "The congresswoman was alert. She was able to hold my hand when I >> > asked her if she could hear me," said Hernendez. >> >> > Hernandez, a junior at the University of Arizona, is gay and is a >> > member of the City of Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and >> > Transgender Issues. "She's been a great ally to the LGBT community," >> > Hernandez said of Giffords during an interview with the Dallas Voice. >> >> > Giffords is a member of the House LGBT Equality Caucus and is a strong >> > supporter of gay rights, including gay marriage. >> >> > Six people, including a 9-year-old girl, were killed on Saturday. >> >> > More: >> >http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/15827089/presid... > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
