President Obama Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Stonewall, Birth of LGBT Rights Movement

President Obama issued the following LGBT Pride Month proclamation late yesterday afternoon on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Stonewall:

Obama Declares June LGBT Pride Month

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Well, the President has finally acknowledged us and reiterated his support for our equality. It's no secret that I've been rather upset with the President, especially due to our many advances in marriage equality without a peep coming out of him, not even about our general equality which he said he supported in his campaign.

So, he's finally said it. And though I'm honored that he's addressed us and officially made June LGBT Pride Month (though it already was), I'm still left scratching my head.

There's still no mention of the advances in marriage equality in the numerous states since he's taken office, nor did he address the Prop 8 ruling and the fact he NEVER supported it, though the Yes on 8 people tried to make it seem he did. He also didn't mention when he planned on addressing the inequality still existing in our laws towards the LGBT population.

Even more striking - he reiterated his support for civil unions, the same day that crazy-shot, gun wielding, torture-loving, ol' GOP leader Dick Cheney expressed his support for marriage equality, albeit at the state level (but still!). I wonder if he realizes that civil unions are so nine years ago, and that though we're grateful for the crumbs he's offering, we're not going to settle for them.

We want the full meal. And we deserve it. We pay taxes. Give us the benefits.

But despite all this, I'm grateful. I asked for some acknowledgment of our existence, and I got it. He acknowledged our contribution to history and his current administration and reiterated his support for our equality. Well, his definition of equality. (Ironic that the first African American president in history uses the separate but equal argument to support his stance.)

So is it wrong for me to ask when? What's his plan? When am I going to see results? Am I acting like a brat because I'm asking? Am I disregarding the state of the economy and the wars and . . . well, you know the rest.

I think not. When you're a second-class citizen, you should never stop asking. Because as Martin Luther King said, "Wait almost always means never."

Read Secretary of State Clinton's proclamation.

Read another great perspective, "Nitpicking Obama's Pride proclamation" by Bill Browning at Bilerico Project.

VIDEO: Former VP Dick Cheney Supports Marriage Equality at State Level!

"I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay...I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish."

He doesn't believe it should be recognized at a federal level, but the fact he believes states should decide is a HUGE admittance from the former vice president.

This is better than President Obama's position against marriage equality, who only supports civil unions and has barely said a word about LGBT equality since taking office.

Wow, the irony! Maybe he's taking Meghan McCain's advice on steering the Republican Party back to relevancy.