From towleroad.com: This morning, a press conference was held outside New York's historic Stonewall Inn by grassroots group The Power announcing its LGBT Civil Rights campaign for full equality. The group presented U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler with a signed petition for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to expand the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include LBGT status. The group writes: "As President Obama prepares to host a cocktail reception at the White House for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender leaders, prominent activists and fundraisers return to the Stonewall Inn on the 40th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots to announce a new comprehensive LGBT civil rights agenda. They will also present U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler with signed petitions from all 50 states and 36 countries supporting expansion of the Civil Rights Act to include LGBT people, marking the official launch of The Power’s nationwide petition drive and campaign demanding full equality now."
The petition was accompanied by statements of support from prominent lawmakers and LGBT leaders.
Meanwhile, typically hysterical... here's Steven Colbert's take on Obama's broken promises to the LGBT community: "It's like [Obama] is your dad and you asked him for a puppy, but for some reason he can't get you one. So instead he buys you a doghouse, a dog bowl and a dog leash. Doesn't it feel like you have a dog?"
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