Gay Orbit has an important point....

One post on Gay Orbit stood out to me today, because one of the incidents mention in the article I thought was very Bizarre-Paris Hilton in a gay pride parade... A woman who is clearly not gay, and seems to be the opposite of anything related to pride- the article on SOVO goes along with some good points

On June 18, the Human Rights Campaign dinner in Los Angeles honored singer Janet Jackson with its Humanitarian Award, citing her financial contributions to AIDS organizations.

While Jackson’s efforts are praiseworthy, calling her humanitarian of the year is a stretch that could affect the value of future awards presented by HRC, said Jim Key, chief public affairs officer for the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center.

Just like the effort of the Nobel Prize team to give Jimmy Carter a peace prize as a sort of slap at President Bush things should be important and meaningful. I think for a gay rights organization a humanitarian of the year should do a whole lot more then just write a check.

But honoring celebrities and high-profile politicians simply to “curry press and favor” has brought no rewards or civil rights victories to gay organizations, said Andy Thayer, co-founder of the Chicago-based Gay Liberation Network.

“I think it sends the message that our community is about fluff and glitter, and not about civil rights, because if you flatter our egos by associating with us, then that is good enough,” Thayer said. “It says something about the lack of self esteem that our community has that we’re willing to glom onto anyone with a big name who is willing to give us the time of day.”

Just as putting all your advocacy eggs in one political parties basket won't get you anywhere either.

Sadly these are voices that aren't running the agenda for the gay mafia .. ;-)

Read both the article and gay orbit... it's good times.