Moving toward equality

With the midterm elections behind ns, it's time to look ahead. The recent Republican victories would seem to be a major setback for the LGBT community. Since the early 1980s, the Republican Party has cozied up to the "religious right" in its efforts to win federal and state offices around the country and here in Michigan. Most prominent Republican officials have publicly stated their opposition to any measures that would guarantee equality based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The current debate over repeal of the military's "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy is an example of this, with Senate Republicans standing in the way of even debating this issue, despite overwhelming public …