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Log Cabin Republicans Make a Snide Personal Attack
But her unstinting defense of our rights did not deter the Log Cabin Republicans from expressing support for a Los Angeles police official who called her a "bitch" -- that is, the LCR expressed support not simply for a gratuitous insult of Congresswoman Waters, but for one that is often used to denigrate strong, forceful women. Log Cabin's smarmy encouragement of this sort of attack stands in drastic contrast to the National Stonewall Democrats, which at its most recent event honored the Congressional Black Caucus -- of which Congresswoman Waters is a leading member -- for its strong support of our issues. The distinction between Stonewall's expression of gratitude to a group of members who have been our strongest allies and Log Cabin's endorsement of a nasty personal attack on one of the most important members of that group says a great deal about the role the two organizations play. And it is interesting to note that when people objected to the Log Cabin newsletter's supportive reference to the attack on Congresswoman Waters, the organization's response, according to the Washington Post, was to blame it on a "low level staffer." Some of us are skeptical that "low level staffers" have final say over official statements that go out in the Log Cabin Republican newsletter. So much for Log Cabin's fealty to the vaunted Republican principle of taking responsibility for one's actions. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) California's Pete Knight is At It Again
They are at it again. It is clear that the issue is not dead. It is also clear that Pete Knight and his supporters are frightened that AB1338 may move forward next year. That is understandable given the fact that Gov. Davis has appointed a committee to advise him as to how AB1338 may become law in California http://www.marriageequalityca.org/news.php MECA understands that supporters of Pete Knight and others trying to suppress freedom in the United States should be concerned. However, we must also be concerned and it is imperative that we continue with our plan to legalize same-sex marriage in California. The passage of AB1338 will be a giant leap forward in our efforts, but it will be a fight to get it done! MECA believes that the most important task we have right now is education. We know for a fact that the more people learn about the issue, the more the public realizes that marriage discrimination towards same-sex couples is wrong. That fact is supported by the most recent Gallup Poll http://www.marriageequalityca.org/polling_data.php MECA applied to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt, 501(c)3, status last year. We have been officially approved and are now a Federally qualified tax-exempt corporation. What that means is that the IRS agrees that we are primarily an educational organization. In cooperation with Lambda Legal, we have prepared a new educational package which is now available in the downloads section of our web site http://www.marriageequalityca.org/downloads.php We believe this 36 page booklet is the most current and complete information available about same-sex marriage. In addition to making our Educational Package available for downloading, we have a plan to distribute it state wide to both gay and non-gay organizations. It appears that Pete Knight and MECA do have on thing in common! He asks people to send a contribution and to sign a pledge supporting his point of view. MECA needs your help in exactly the same way - AND, contributions to MECA are now fully deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes. Get Engaged! Please help us fight against Pete Knight and the proposed Constitutional Amendment by making a donation of $10 or more today [http://www.marriageequalityca.org/donate.php]. In addition, if you have not signed the Marriage Declaration, please do that today http://www.marriageequalityca.org/declaration.php Help us by sending the URL to as many people as you can and ask them to help. We can and will win this fight, but it's going to take time, money and the support of all fair minded Californians!
Signed, You MUST Be A Log Cabin Republican, Mr. BuckcuB Dear Mr. BuckcuB, Your ravings (see last week's Pen Points) don't take into consideration major points of the argument that you obviously overlook. Obviously you don't actually read the articles that appear in GayToday.
How can you say that transgendered people don't have homosexual issues? Are you that cut off from real life that you've never met lesbian male-to-female transsexuals or a gay female-to-male transsexuals? I know literally hundreds of them. I've interviewed hundreds of them for stories. Whether you like it or not, they exist and I for one accept them for who they perceive themselves to be and nothing more. While I'm at it, I just have to comment on your closed mindedness regarding gender roles. How many times as a gay man have you been called, "sissy", or "disgusting" by straight people for wanting to share your physical love with a man? The reason they slam you and call you names is because they perceive you as a male who acts out in a way they regard as feminine. Explain it to me like I was a 3 year old, Buckcub. How is that different from how straight people perceive a male to female? Better yet, within my own community, although the thought of lesbians are far less repulsive to straight males, how is a butch lesbian wearing a strap on dildo in her pants different from a female to male transsexual? How about explaining it to Brandon Tina? Oh, I forgot, you can't because he's dead. Another victim of men trying to show someone of gender conviction how they think a born woman should act. The American Heritage Dictionary defines a "bigot" as "A person of strong conviction or prejudice especially in matters of religion, race, politics or gender who is intolerant of those who differ with him". Although you would deny it, Mr. Buckcub, as a Republican denies that corporations control the outcome of laws, you are a bigot by all definition. Instead of bashing transgendered people, why don't you thank them for having the fortitude for putting up with GLB people who hate them for making the GLB movement come about when those like yourself either hadn't been born or were too scared to act against an oppressive society. Go home and fall on your knees that the likes of Sylvia Rivera would have placed you into a position where you could be so narrow minded and complacent about what these people have done for you. Be thankful that Sylvia Rivera, who fought hard all those years for the rights of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgenders died in a halfway shelter because she bore the pain of having to live her life because no one would give her a break. Go home to your comfortable abode and think of the years Ms. Rivera fought for your rights and hers too and how much the GLB community has prospered from her work. Lastly, look to people like GayToday's Jack Nichols, who fought for a homosexual revolution in the late 1950's and 1960's and were grateful for the help of people like Sylvia Rivera when the majority of the GLB community lived underground in fear. I'm sorry. I forgot. You know more than an over 60 year old Gay man who's fought this fight for over 40 years, Mr. Buckcub. How silly of me to think you aren't an expert in politics. Answering any further letters from you is pointless and I make it a habit to usually not argue with bigots. I do, however, make it a habit to show bigots how wrong they can be. If there are any transsexual readers out there who wish to talk to me, my email address is: stevied6@bellsouth.net. Please feel free to write me and tell me of your contributions to the GLB community> I, for one, would love to call you a friend. Stephanie Donald |
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