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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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November 16, 2004

Mark Ridolfi went to NGLTF's Creating Change conference for the Quad City Times hoping to reveal both the secret and real gay agendas.

Real Gay Agenda:

I’d intended to schmooze with the activists and distill the secret gay agenda from informal conversation. No need. They passed out copies of it at a workshop entitled, “How to advance a proactive gay agenda in the next presidential administration.” The 12-point draft agenda laid it all out. Protection from discrimination. Beefed up hate crime enforcement. Prescription drug reform, with an emphasis on making HIV drugs more affordable. Modified adoption laws that give gay couples a better chance to be parents. Federal employee health benefits for domestic partners. Improved Medicaid funding for nursing homes, since older gay people are twice as likely to live alone and four times more likely to have no children to care for them.

Secret Gay Agenda:

It’s apparent with almost everyone I spoke with. Life. Love. Family. A good job. Growing old with someone special. It’s the same agenda almost everyone has. It only has to be a secret when you’re gay.
[In search of the hidden gay agenda - Quad City Times - 11-15-04]