I received a reply from the the mayor and regrettably he will be unable to attend. There maybe one council member attending the FW TDOR but I have not received a confirmation as yet.

As for the Council members who voted no, if they did respond, they did so with an out outright no. That was not a big surprise, only a disappointment.

My roommate expressed his displeasure in what he saw as futility in inviting the Fort Worth council as it seemed to him that their expressed desire to learn was not being backed up by deed.

I concurred with him that it was frustrating since the council has yet to decide on whether to pursue including Sexual Reassignment Surgery(SRS) in it’s insurance and extending benefits to the partners of same sex couples of city employees.

For the record, Since San Francisco began covering SRS they have profited from the increase in rates. Face it, what heterosexual or homosexual person would willingly lose their most valued member?

This is so frustrating since the ONLY way to truly understand your LGBT family mayor Moncrief and council is to be with us in our joy and sorrow. Then you will know us and then you stated ignorance and misconceptions will evaporate like morning mist.

In the long run LGBT advocacy is accomplished by Tammye Nash, John Wright, Fairness Fort Worth, Queer LiberAction, Equality March Texas, Equality Texas, Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies doing our particular thing to bring the message to our goverment and society.

In that light we are a smashing success.