Trust.

I don't know much about how Washington politics works, so I can't say if I really understand how things get done in that far away land. But I do understand why the queer community has concerns about where things are going with the current administration. We, as a community, put a lot of effort into the recent election cycle. And, just like anyone who has baggage from previous relationships, we've got our memories of the last Democratic President. Who we believed in and who we believe failed us. And we've got our memories of the ENDA fiasco, and who we thought was on our side. And who we saw leave part of our community behind. So with our tentative hope and our worry that it's misplaced, interviews like the below aren't too helpful.



There is a follow up to the story on the Gist with the following update:

UPDATE: Senator Schumer's office has put out a statement refuting the Daily Beast story: "Sen. Schumer has never said the White House didn't consider the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' a priority, and he never said the Human Rights Campaign struck some quote-unquote deal on this issue. Any rumors to the contrary are flat-out wrong." Jason Bellini had tried to get a response from Schumer's office when he produced his piece, but they offered no comment at the time.