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Ohio homobigot lawmaker vies for Sally Kern's tiara
“[T]his is a dangerous and misguided bill. The bill is not really about people being denied rights to basic needs, but it is about promoting acceptance of an immoral lifestyle. As much as some people would have us to believe otherwise, this country was founded on Christian principles. One of those long honored principles is the tradition of holy matrimony. One man and one woman joined together in a union that goes as far back as Adam and Eve. As our society has gotten further from that standard (not just homosexuality, but easy divorce, cheating on a spouse, etc.) we see a continued collapse of the basic building block of society the family unit. As that traditional family erodes, we see more sexually transmitted diseases, kids without parents, heartbroken people and I believe a host of mental and physical illnesses. . . . rest assured I can not support a bill in any way promotes or encourages the homosexual lifestyle.”
Take it away, Steve Ralls of P-FLAG:
Wagner’s rant is also a reminder, as one of our PFLAG supporters in Ohio pointed out, of just how much misinformation is out there when it comes to issues like this one, and legislation like H.B. 502.In fact, one wonders if Mr. Wagner has considered whether it might not be more damaging to “family values” to have a family member fired from their job, or denied a home for them and their loved ones, simply because of who they are, or who they love.
The Bush tell-all book extravaganza is under way, as Scotty McClellan, About Pam
Durham, NC-based Pam Spaulding is the editor and publisher of Pam's House Blend (pamshouseblend.com), honored as "Best LGBT Blog" in the 2005 and 2006 Weblog Awards.
About Amanda
Amanda Marcotte is the briefly infamous former blogger for the John Edwards campaign, a podcaster and columnist for RH Reality Check, and the author of the book "It's A Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide To Politically Inhospitable Environments". She's regularly invited to speak in public about new media and feminism, having done presentations for NOW, WAM!, Netroots Nation, and Campus Progress, amongst others. She grew up in the mountains of West Texas amongst the tribe of Redneckia, and has lived in Austin, TX since 1995 as part of the newer tribe of Librul Texana, a people who value local beers and optimism in the face of certain defeat. She lives with her boyfriend and two feline assistants.