Baxter Takes Center Stage at HRC Dinner

Ms. Baxter, you are such a sweetheart...you are!!! Thank you so much, and yes, we are seeing the demise of DADT, one baby step at a time. I have been supporting HRC for years, and also ILGA, GayAsylum, Amnesty International and others, and I've just signed a petition drawn up by Anglican Canon Gideon that was presented to the Ugandan Government earlier today as an expression of opposition to the anti-gay bill which is presently in the Ugandan Parliament. I support Human Rights because Gay Rights are Human Rights, and I applaud Meredith along with the rest of you. Yea!!

queerbec if you read Bob Planks comment he says he was there which means he supports HRC and thus believe in what they tell him as to the state of gay issue in Washington, so My comments were accurate in their context as they are all sheep following HRC to the slaughter. My point is to get people who still support this worthless agency to wake up and stop giving their money and time to a org that isn't helping our issues....they could instead give it to one of the many who are truly try to fight for change.

Brandi: The three commentators were not praising HRC--or taking any position about the organization--they were saluting MBB's willingness to go public and speak up. It just so happens the venue was HRC's North Carolina dinner. They do not deserve such condemnation for commenting on MBB's remarks. (Yes, HRC has not met a lot of our expectations this year, but as a result it is up to us to take the political action necessary to make change happen in DC and at the local level. Complaining about HRC is not going to change the direction of the organization. )

I like that Meredith Baxter is willing to use her "coming out later in life" moment as a platform to do some important work. I think she's very courageous and she expresses herself very eloquently. Thanks, Meredith! Susan Gabriel author of Seeking Sara Summers a novel about coming out later in life

I can't believe you three Bob,Mike and Herb are still buying the guff that HRC is selling !!! ......your like three little pigs ...lapping up HRC bucket of slop ..they just keep feeding it to you and you keep going oh yum this is good let me pay you for it turning out your pockets........of course the speeches are moving their meant to be that's how they get you to give,give ,give..so JOE can lead the lifestyle he does....it's sure not like HRC has produced ANY real change or helped pass ANY real legislation they are good at promising things but not good on producing them...They are DONE at leading this community more and more each day other orgs are growing more well known in Washington orgs that Truly seek change. You three just keep eating their slop and drinking their Kool Aide...and if your really lucky one day they give you the ten cent tour of the HRC Mother ship, but that's about all your going to ever get for you money.

I was in the audience when Meredith Baxter gave her speech Saturday night. What she had to say was very moving. Hearing Ms. Baxter speak made the evening for me. As a teen when Family Ties was originally aired, I have been a fan of her work for years. Now to have her add her voice to the cause of Equality as one of us is powerful. Thank you, Meredith Baxter, for coming to North Carolina to rally the troops.

It is so important to keep this fight up. I saw Meet The Press this morning and John McCain like he is an oracle for the country. He was saying that gays need to keep their mouths shut about being gay. There needs to be a study for at least a year. Then, depending on the study and how other military personel feel, changing DADT could be under consideration. There was no rebuttal to this shit. Keep lying and die if need be for this land of the free. What crap! I will pass on any program with McCain.

Wery well spoken Meredith, at 55 years old and just coming out myself, It's amazing to see how much bigotry and non- acceptance still exists.