President Obama needed to convince me of a lot in his speech at the HRC dinner tonight. I needed to be convinced that he had a plan, that he truly understood what was at stake for all of us in the LGBT population, and that he was aware that there possibly isn't as much time left to get actions accomplished as he may think.

What I heard convinced me, again, that President Obama sure knows how to deliver a powerful speech, and though I didn't hear a timeline for a Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, and though I didn't hear him call out Maine or Washington State and express explicit support for their fights against anti-LGBT referendums, I did choke up. I choked up because I heard a sitting president say, "I'm here with a simple message. I'm here with you in that fight."

So why do I feel disappointed?