Today, the U. S. Senate approved by voice vote -- without opposition -- five Obama nominees who happen to be gay and are open about it.
This includes ambassadors to Australia, Denmark, and Spain as well as a senior Justice Deprtment official and the U. S. representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
What this means is that, at least in the Senate, sexual orientation is now irrelevant. It's been only a year since it could get you discharged from the army, and only a few decades since it was cause for scandal and shameful dismissal from any government job.
Never thought I'd see the day . . .
Ralph
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