Should President Obama have mentioned transgender rights in his inaugural address?

“Yes. Leaving that out gave the wrong impression. Obama is the president of the United States. He’s supposed to stand up for everyone’s rights, including transgender people. If he truly believes in equality, he should have specified that transgenders have rights, too.”

“Yes. He should have added that. He could have made his point about equal rights more clearly if he mentioned the trans-gender community. By not doing so, he offended a lot of people. That could have been easily avoided.”“Yes. He should have added that. He could have made his point about equal rights more clearly if he mentioned the trans-gender community. By not doing so, he offended a lot of people. That could have been easily avoided.”

“Sure. Why not? I appreciate the fact that Obama mentioned gays. But he should have used the inclusive acronym LGBT. It’s a well-established acronym. Most people would have understood what he meant.”

“It would have been nice if he hadn’t overlooked that group. However, it was a step in the right direction for President Obama to mention gays. He deserves credit for that. I wouldn’t criticize him because he took such a big step by mentioning gay rights.”