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sexartandpolitics:

“Within the gay community so many leaders want acceptance from polite society. I think there’s been a betrayal of what is down inside of us in order to achieve what looks popular, what look enviable. The movement seems to be centered around how to become an elite. There is a deep schism [in the gay-rights movement], everyone knows this. But this shouldn’t be about which group has better branding. There is a tremor right now in every gay and transgender youth that these groups are not grasping. I would say to them—you do not represent us if all you are looking for is a ladder in to elite society.”

— Exclusive: Lt. Dan Choi on His Arrest Over DADT - Newsweek.com

via andrewsullivan

i agree, but: is it strange to anyone else that this is coming from an officer in the united states army, one of the most conservative institutions in our country? i mean, talking about elitism, and normalcy, and such. y’know?