A completely cranky, "I want a pony and I want it NOW"-themed diary yesterday was titled:
Obama Administration: Can we call them homophobes now?
As if by magic, the diarist received an answer this evening. Looking forward to the sequel diary titled "I take it all back"
President Obama mandated Thursday that hospitals extend visitation rights to the partners of gay men and lesbians and allow same-sex couples to share medical power of attorney, perhaps the most significant step so far in his efforts to expand the rights of gay Americans.
The president directed the Department of Health and Human Services to prohibit discrimination in hospital visitation in a memo that was e-mailed to reporters Thursday night