I do not personally think what they did was right and I think it is very bad looking on our community just as we are gaining some footing in the civil rights war. What they did just gives a certain group of people something to latch on to and talk negative about all LGBT people over.

The pics flipping off Reagan are a disgrace. Such poor manners.....actually a lack of manners. I am a gay man and despise Reagan and agree that he could have done something for Aids research. Yet, how can we expect others to have tolerance and acceptance with us and politely disagree with us as gay citizens if we do not politely disagree with those whom we do not see eye to eye. The gay community is asking that if you don't understand homosexuality please at least respect us and tolerate us in brotherhood and sisterhood. The gay community needs to show tolerance just as well. Mr. Hart speaks only for himself and no one in the gay community. He is a disgrace as wes Reagan.

You may not remember, but Ronald Reagan led the free world in opposition to the Soviet Communists (totalitarians). These Godless people jailed their own citizens for writing "unapproved" poetry! Have no doubt that they jailed "alternative" life style people also.
The left was ready to roll over and admit defeat. Instead, Reagan walked out of the Reykjavík talks over the cruise missile issue. This action ultimately broke the Soviet Union.
Look up your heroes reaction to this action. Ted Kennedy went ape-shit!
Why do you hate conservatives so much? We don't send in legions of protesters-for-hire to break up your speeches.
You need to take a hard look at yourselves and search out the realities of the world. The left stomps all over free speech they disagree with. Conservatives go to war to protect it.
What exactly do you think Sharia law says about "alternative" lifestyles? I know, "They won't do that here". Tell that to Western Europe. There are areas that the police won't go in England, France, Denmark, and Norway.
Just because a conservative does not think gay marriage is right does not make him your enemy. Just because a liberal thinks you are OK because he needs you money does not mean he won't dump on you tomorrow.

How can we demand or expect due respect when we behave disrespectfully? This was really not helpful, sister and brother.

It must suck to be filled with so much hate. I guess people have the right to act like a jackass and be disrespectful. I guess I have the right to say that I wish they would leave this country. People that act like that don't deserve to live in the USA.

Really? Is there anything to debate here? Hart's behavior is unacceptable under any circumstances. If you don't agree you are bringing shame to the cause.

"Why do you hate conservatives so much?"

What an ignorant comment. Most of us have spent our entire lives being hated and attacked by conservatives...verbally, politically, and sometimes physically.

OK Oh My, I'll bite. What have conservatives done to you? Proof would be nice.

Being invited to the White House is actually a very big deal (no matter who's in office) and you shouldn't take "street" behavior with you. Period. It's kind of a no brainer, and no amount of spin can ameliorate the terrific lack of judgment and basic manners displayed by Zoe Strauss. I am a gay man and I lived through the entire AIDS epidemic here in San Francisco, even then, don't give me any phony BS how "Reagan has blood on his hands so I can act like a dumb" in the WHITE HOUSE excuse.

TYPICAL BEHAVIOR BY SUPPORTERS OF OUR PRESIDENT.

I think the behavior was despicable. It shows ignorance and lack of self control which runs rampant today. We want to be heard, yet we don't respect ourselves or others. To sit below President Reagan's picture and make out for the world to see and brag about being gay, and saying hateful things and fingering while in the White House is really ignorant.

@ Veteran:
- Done everything to stop my ability to get married, or even have equal partnership rights
- Fought, for a while successfully, my ability to serve my country in the armed forces
- Some still fighting my ability to adopt children
- Continue to attack those who support me having equal rights
- etc.

@Veteran

Just to be clear. I don't disagree with everything conservatives believe in. I'm not even a Democrat anymore, I'm an independent. I've come to realize that the world works best when there is a nice balance between conservative and liberal perspectives. One-sided viewpoints don't work in a world where balance means everything.

But it's human nature to hate those that hurt you, as the example of Ronald Reagan with his (lack of) AIDS policy when we needed it the most. To me, that was clearly bigotry. That doesn't mean I think he didn't do smart things militarily, it means he didn't care about us, so I don't care for him.

Thank you Matty and Zoe for reinforcing the childish behavior that we expect from your group. Really, we should put you two back in the cage.

@ Oh My,

Marriage is not a right. It is a legal state granted by States and the Federal government. If you do not agree with the current state, petition to change it. Don't take popular vote (IE California & Iowa) and overturn it with judges because you feel the people made the wrong choice. You believe in choice don't you?

Unless you are vocal about being gay, nobody would have asked about service in the armed forces.

Adopting children is not a right. You & I both face judgment before we can adopt a child. A child is far more important that any desire either of us can ever have. I cannot explain exactly the importance of protecting children in words. I guess it is one of those “If you have to ask, you don't understand” kind of things.

Everyone judges everyone every day. If you see me walking down the street, you would judge me by my appearance immediately. You certainly judge me by my words. Judgment is OK. The people who detest judgment are usually very bad people.

What rights have you been denied? Please be very detailed. I feel you are full of manufacture wrongs. I have had and still do have many “unfair” situations thrust upon me in my life. There is a saying that life is unfair.

Another good one is, “sticks and stone may break my bones but word shall never harm me”. I am so tired of hearing about “hate speech”. When I see the Cross pissed on or my Flag burned, I get angry. Tough! If I let this get to me to the point that I will outlaw it, when do I rationalize burning books? The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is very clear on this point.

As a gay man, I am assuming you are a gay man, the claim the Democrats have on you must really gall you. The bastards did nothing for you but count on your money and votes since forever. Do you remember the President that made global AIDS research a priority? George Walker Bush. Yup, the red-neck!

Reagan was old and completely absorbed in the Iran/Contra witch-hunt when AIDS became mainstream. Walk a mile is his shoes before you judge him.

Another thing that sets me on fire is the hate crime thing. Don't we have law on the books about beating people up or worse? Why do we need separate law covering gays and minorities? Do we need separate schools for gays and minorities? Obviously, the answer is no. But the liberals say we need separate laws. I thought every one wanted to be equal. Right?

Makes us look bad. Like children.

Despised Reagan? Why? I'm old enough to remember that back then. We did not know it would spread through our community like that. For over an entire year everyone thought (all on the news too) it was blood transfusions only. Remember? Did you know that? Remember the young boys who died? The number killed was increasing, but the number is and was tiny compared to say, cancer. Tiny. Smaller by far than just breast cancer. The increase in breast cancel killed more than the increase in AIDS for the first couple of years. It was a death sentence at the beginning. Not now. You got it, you had maybe two years. Now, you can have 40. The research may be enough for your liking, but he did start it. More was spent than several cancers. Take funding from there for this (too much) and the cancer people complain. At the beginning, nobody knew. After hemophiliacs, it was African Americans. The gay community only hit the spotlight third when another study ( approved by Reagan) was done.

Anyone could always do more. $1 trillion? Why not $2? $3? There is always 'more'. Did you know that Bush (Jr) spent more on AIDS in African than all others combined? Documented to have saved hundreds of thousands. I grate when I saw him on TV, but I worked in Chad and Ethiopia. He's a hero there. Yes, Africans. A hero. Sounds funny, but it's true. Everyone there knows someone who either was or had a family member "saved by Booosh".

This makes us look childish. Those people were. Idiots. I lived through it. Learn the real history before you make yourself look ignorant.

Sorry, meant to state: The increase in breast cancel killed more than the TOTAL in AIDS for the first couple of years.

This incident should never have happened.

I was just a kid during the Reagan years. I didn't care much about politics or even knew what AIDS was. But I was old enough to know we were still on the verge of nuclear war then with the Soviet Union and that famine plagued Africa. Regan could have done more for AIDS but the same could have been said of Cancer or any of the numerous health concerns that were the topic of the day. If you were President, and your biggest concerns for the day were Nuclear War, famine the economy or an STD, which would you make a top priority to solve? For me at 10 years old I was more afraid of dieing in a Nuclear Winter than I was of Cancer or AIDS.