To My Gay Brothers And Sisters

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I want you to know that the vast majority of Democrats find the views of Donnie McClurkin anathema and that's why we became Democrats in the first place ...Please don't ever think otherwise.

With regrets for the vanity post

DSB

[FredScuttle]

1. Amen

We are straight, but not narrow.

[Tellurian]

7. Agreed.. and count me in..

when "Civil Rights" are at issue...I'm there!

[FredScuttle]

9. We don't have to be gay

to be offended by bigotry such as the charming speech delivered by Donnie McClosetCase last night.

[roguevalley]

20. its a sad world when self loathing reaches such heights. I am sorry

it is so. Fortunately, the tide will turn, as it has with all bigotry.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. That's Why I'm A Liberal And That's Why I'm A Democrat

eom

[IndianaJones]

2. is this where we start deluding ourselves? nt.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I Usually Hate Argument By Anecdote

But I have never met a homophobic Democrat...

[msongs]

8. I would guess there are actually millions of them you have never met nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Well, Yeah

But if someone said they didn't like gays, Jews, African Americans, Muslims, etcetera I would disassociate myself from them, post haste...

[terrya]

3. I recommended this post.

Thank you. This gay Democrat appreciates your words.

[William769]

5. Ditto.

[JitterbugPerfume]

6. to every gay brother and sister---

It breaks my heart to see the crap that is piled on you.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

10. To solidarity!

:toast:

You don't back my Gays (nod to Kathy!), I don't back you. Real simple.

[gaiilonfong]

11. Thank you

GO JOHN EDWARDS......it IS your time!

[frazzled]

13. It's okay

There are gay people who are saying the McClurkin story doesn't bother them, and they are still Obama supporters. It's true, but one would hardly know it from the hand wringing here.

[yardwork]

18. Thank you for that sweet slap right across my lesbian face.

Sorry my handwringing bothers you. I guess it would bother your beautiful mind to hear about the people killed in concentration camps as a result of unbridled bigotry.

[FredScuttle]

22. Gay people who say the McClurkin story doesn't bother them and they still support Obama

Who could that be?

Oh yeah! Donnie McClurkin!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

26. He's Not Gay

:sarcasm:

[jefferson_dem]

15. Indeed!

Thanks for the perspective. A vanity-post-well-worth-it... :bounce:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. I'm Not A Big Fan "I Feel" Declarations

But I made an exemption...

[yardwork]

16. Thank you, and I believe that what you say is true.

This issue is not about Obama. It's certainly not about Hillary Clinton or the primaries. It's just one more example of how bigotry against gay people is still accepted by some people in this country.

I believe that the majority of people don't agree with Donnie McClurkin's views. In fact, I'm reasonably certain that Donnie McClurkin himself knows that he's lying.

However, when decent and good-hearted people make excuses for bigotry or try to pretend that they don't see it, their silent acquiescence perpetuates the problem. It takes posts like yours - threads like these - where people stand up and say NO I DON'T AGREE for the world to change.

Thank you.

[Karenina]

23. I believe Clay Cane's interviewee...

See: Thursday 25 October

http://claycane.blogspot.com

Warning: Graphic interview.

Donnie is from a l-o-n-g line of hyper-religious reactionary hypocrites. Jimmy Swaggart and Ted Haggard come to mind...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

24. You Should Post That In It's Own Thread

That's what happens when you are at war with your own nature...

[litlady]

19. I agree...here are some definitions of "liberal" from an online dictionary...

1. favorable to progress or reform
2. favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties
3. free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant
4. open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.

It isn't a choice to be a liberal and a bigot, is it? I am saddened that any liberal person would advocate inequality. Also saddened that liberal has gained such a negative connotation.

[MuseRider]

21. Standing with you

standing with them.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. TY

DSB

[Cass]

25. Agreed 100%

As a life-long democrat this McClurkin BS has me seething. Pisses me off to no end that members of our party were thrown under the bus just to score points with assholes. Thats not cool with me at all.

[Chovexani]

28. Thank you.

:hug:

[Divine Discontent]

29. thank you! short & sweet! n/t

[Duncan Grant]

30. Thanks for that!

:hi:

[uriel1972]

31. I don't know if

most do or not but I do and it pains me to see those who have suffered bigotry and should know better behave just as badly as their tormentors. It grieves me even more though to see people I care about treated like this