Hillary Clinton is such a disappointment.  From Towleroad, Uganda: 'Kill Gays' Bill 'Likely to Pass:

"Activists and political observers expect the private members' bill, which proscribes the death penalty for 'serial offenders' and is still in the committee stage, to pass with little opposition and some minor changes."

Clinton's response?

She refuses to discuss removing US taxpayer funded foreign aid to Uganda, as dozens of other countries are threatening to do if the bill passes.  But she gave us some nice talking points on World AIDS Day.  I guess she thinks she's still campaigning, where she can get away with lots of words and no action.

From James Oaksun at Liberty for Maine:

Today, Liberty For Maine released a proprietary study and report regarding marriage equality votes in California, Maine and Washington state.

Town-level vote totals in Maine, and county-level results in California and Washington, were merged with 21 demographic variables to assess whether there was a consistent explanation for the results in the three states.  The study found, in all three states, higher levels of wealth and education were strong predictors of support for the equality position.

In addition, a predictive model was constructed to calculate the probability of marriage equality being passed in all states within the next 5-10 years.  The model predicts that Hawaii, Colorado, New Jersey, Maryland and Alaska are the states most likely to pass marriage equality next.  California ranked tenth, and New York fifteenth.  Maine – where marriage equality lost at the polls last month – ranked twenty-fourth.

The study and analysis was conducted by James Oaksun, chair of Liberty For Maine and president of Virtual Galt Corporation.  Oaksun stated that, “Marriage equality is getting strong support from educational and economic elites, across multiple states.  The problem is getting the next tier of support.  Until the issue gains more traction with middle class voters, marriage equality will face tough sledding in the political process.”

In the report, Oaksun also offers five reasons why marriage equality lost in Maine, and suggests a strategy for the marriage equality movement going forward.

The report is available in .pdf form.

I can almost forgive some of the gay rights groups when they attack the Constitutionally-protected First Amendment freedom of association, in their quest to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).  They're just asking for the same special status as several other minority groups in this country, which in their minds translates to "equality."

But the ACLU should know better.  If we can't trust the ACLU to defend the First Amendment, who can we trust to do it?