Reel them in…
by Matt | September 14th, 2008 |
From the day job blog…
For a man who still cries when he hears the national anthem, I’m livid someone would question my patriotism based solely on my sexual orientation and party affiliation. My 80-year-old, heterosexual, U.S. Marines WWII/Korean War veteran, Old South, Democratic grandpa would kick your ass if he heard you questioning my love for this country.
That’s my response to a Log Cabin Republicans’ statement calling gay Democrats unpatriotic. As I said at InsideSource, Patrick Sammon — you need to reel your local chapters in real quick.
On a related note… Chris Crain has a wonderful post on the LCR’s endorsement of John McCain and how he thinks LCR could have done better. Check it out.
Oh… and while I’m sending you around to every website in the world, check out monthly LGBT Carolinas publication Out in Asheville and their report on the in-crisis-mode Asheville PrideFest. There’s a great comment thread going on.
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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