When a Nod’s Not Enough

Advocate
January 5, 1008
If the Obama administration is anything like the Obama campaign, expect to see few leaks and a well-executed, patient game plan. But this political savvy has a potential downside, in that it may lead the administration to manage (read: play down) disagreement from its various constituencies. In that case, gay advocates will need to stand firm no matter how hard they may find the task of voicing complaint about a Democratic president. “It may be, in a given round of engagement, that we don’t get what we ask for,” Evan Wolfson says. “But if we ask for less than we deserve we are guaranteed to get less than we deserve.” [Link]