A Choice Between Equal Rights or Golf for President Obama

by Michael Jones · 2009-09-28 08:18:00 UTC
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Cleve Jones, the long-time LGBT rights activist who is one of the prominent organizers for the October 10-11 National Equality March in D.C., has invited President Barack Obama to attend the rally to champion the cause of equality for LGBT Americans. The only problem might be that the President has an invitation to go golfing that weekend.

Jones sent a letter to Obama saying that the struggle for LGBT equality today mirrors the struggle that civil rights advocates from the 20th century faced during some of their organized days.

"I compare our National Equality March with the Civil Rights March of 1963. Martin Luther King had a dream; we have a dream too.  We share Dr. King’s belief in the dignity and equality of all peoples, and his commitment to non-violence. And we share his faith that justice will prevail," Jones wrote.

Will Obama attend? Or will he go golfing? As EBAR points out, Obama has been invited to attend the annual Presidents Cup Golf Tournament the same weekend, which this year is taking place in San Francisco. Obama, former President Bill Clinton (himself a recent convert to the marriage equality cause), and former President George H.W. Bush have all been invited to attend.

So the choice for Obama: equal rights, or golf? Should seem like a no-brainer, but we'll wait and see.

Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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