Editor-in-chief Kevin Naff had the same experience as I. When you talk to real gays and lesbians, rather than their supposed leaders, there isn't a groundswell to kill ENDA at all:
SUPPORTING GAY-ONLY ENDA has quickly become the opinion that dare not speak its name.
At several cocktail parties and other events over the last few weeks, friends, colleagues and acquaintances have been anxious to chat about the ENDA fight and most seem bewildered by all the controversy.
Of course we should support a landmark gay rights bill pending before Congress, even if it’s not perfect, right? A vocal minority says we should not.
The debate over whether to embrace an all-or-nothing position on ENDA or an incremental approach to new rights has exposed a rift among gays and lesbians, many of whom don’t like to be grouped with transgender people. It’s not a popular topic, but those sentiments are far more common than many would like to admit. Many gays and lesbians simply don’t identify with the plight of trans people or believe that the trans movement hasn’t progressed as far as the gay rights movement has in 40 years.
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