Similar Pragmatic Thoughts on HRC

I have had several occasions to call upon HRC for support and every time, the organization has proven itself worthless and/or more concerned about ass kissing mealy mouthed politicians than helping LGBT individuals in need. While it would be nice if HRC held Obama's feet to the fire this coming Saturday night when Obama gives the keynote speech at yet another HRC dinner where yes men/women and ass kissers will predominate, I am not holding my breath for that to occur. Access to power means nothing if that access never delivers real concrete results. Sadly, that's HRC's track record and the main reason why I never give money to HRC when there are much more worthy recipients of financial assistance. By coincidence, Andrew Sullivan had a post from a reader that echoed my feelings. Here are some highlights:

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The whole town [Washington, D.C.] is a well rigged deathtrap for gay rights or, frankly, pretty much any civil rights. It will only change when the climate outside of Washington has changed to the degree that resistance to change is more dangerous than the reverse. That day is coming faster than people realize.

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What is repulsive really is that the HRC keeps playing important and getting black tie dinners when they simply have no really useful function other than, perhaps, treading water until they can have a function and trying to look like there is progress federally to make you happy. But obviously that's not working either. It time they simply said that there is nothing useful that can be done in Washington right now and asked people to put their money to better use.

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A cynical assessment? Yes, but one that is accurate. I see the upcoming National Equality March as not so much as an event that will change things in Washington, D.C., but rather as an event that will energize activists to go back home and demand that real change occur.