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Praise: President Obama at the Human Rights Commission last night

Last night, President Obama spoke at the Human Rights Commission.  The video begins with a speech by outgoing head of the HRC Joe Solmonese.  Mr. Obama begins to speak at about 9:55 into the video.

Here are a few lines that caught my ear:

Every single American:  gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society.  It's a pretty simple proposition.

The President is, of course, correct.  Equality is called for in the Founding Documents of the United States of America.  It is a simple concept, but will not be a simple achievement.

The President went on to enumerate his important achievements on that path to full equality

• The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Law
• Executive Order that hospitals that accept Medicare must allow same gender partners as visitors
• Lifting of the HIV travel ban
• Comprehensive National Strategy to fight HIV/AIDS
• Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT)

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