[RC one]

he can pretty much tell any US government office to do whatever and they have to comply. I have worked in plenty of private sector hospitals and I have never seen gay folks discriminated against in any way. This, like his nuclear “treaty” is much ado about nothing so he can claim he has done something besides presideover a year of record unemployment and foreclosures.

[Dianna]

I think adult Americans ought to have the right to determine who their next of kin shall be, whether through marriage or by designation.

Seems like a petty issue for the President to be involved in.