Last night in their ABC 7 Chicago WLS-TV televised debate, Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias were asked about both “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and marriage equality. Though Kirk has a point about Federal interference with marriage (which is exactly what the Federal Government did when it passed the Defense of Marriage Act) Giannoulias is spot on with both his answers.
The debate, which was co-moderated by former Clinton adviser George Stephanopoulos showed a stark difference in ideology between the pair. Despite Kirk’s membership in the armed forces, his views on the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy come from Republican talking points, rather than the statements of Defense Secretary Gates and other leaders in the military in favor of Congressional repeal. Rep. John Boehner never served in the military, and we truly mustn’t trust his judgment over Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Yet its clear who Kirk–a decorated Navy vet–is taking his orders from now.
Bottom line: Giannoulias clearly supports the full platform of LGBT equality, and Kirk doesn’t. We hope he’ll push equality hard on the hill–as hard as Senator Burris did in his short time–and he’ll surely be there to co-sponsor LGBT equality bills and be present for the votes at the right time.
DADT isn’t dead–just sleeping!
Equality can’t wait… but the website can
LADY GAGA WANTS YOU TO CALL YOUR SENATOR! 
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