Forget about it. Not gonna happen. You see, many of the gains we have made since Bill Clinton was elected in 1992 represent progress, but not permanent progress. To his credit, President Clinton has appointed more openly gay and lesbian people to high-ranking positions than all previous presidents combined. I had one.
Appointees come and go.
They do not represent the institutional entrenchment of the GLBT community within the federal government. Of course, much more is going on right now than just the presidential race. Many states are holding precinct, county and state conventions and are writing their party platforms. Texas might seem like an unlikely state for this to happen, but it is an important state. While Log Cabin Republicans make some advances in Texas and elsewhere, GLBT Democrats are making inroads as well.