Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Irony is the theme of this post-as news in the gay community had the spotlight this week. After 16 years in service, President Obama is to end the "don't ask don't tell" policy towards the United States armed services. Initiated by Bill Clinton, this policy was to serve as a solution when it came to the culture inlcuding homosexuals in the armed services. The White House was also sprinkled with some gay pride as thousands of people protested in Washington, D.C all in the name of rights for homosexuals. Pennsylvannia Avenue has never been hit with so much color, as rainbow flags, shirts, and memorabilia was abundant.
About 40 minutes ago www.cnn.com reported a story headlining a 49 year old man beaten because of [drumrollll] his preference of males over females sexually. Homosexuality. New York Police report a man was brutally beaten because of his sexual orientation outside of a Deli early Friday morning. A 26 year old man is in custody as a result of the hate crime. The police department on hate crimes in the city is now investigating further into the case.
[IRONY is what this blog post screams of. When will violence based on sexual orientation stop? Why did it start? When will the rights that the gays want to bad get put into action? What rights besides marriage are they speaking about? To be continued...]