I think it is so important to give voice to folks on the margin, it's true when it is people we know, the conversation changes. My Dad's favorite brother, my Uncle Bob, was in the closet his whole life. My Uncle Bob struggled with alcohol and became estranged from his family for many years. My Dad tracked him down in a homeless shelter, and then he lived with Mom and Dad off and on until his death. My Dad thought Uncle Bob was damaged because their mother abandoned them and they grew up in orphanages. I said, "gee, Dad, do you think maybe the real harm was that Uncle Bob was a closeted gay kid, then a man, growing up in a homophobic culture?" I can't imagine how hard it was for him. My Dad , while very much live and let live, had his own biases, but I do know for sure that if Uncle Bob had found a nice man to settle down with, Dad would have been very happy for his brother who he loved very much.
Let us not give Elise Stefanik too much credit here. She had her finger in the air and is smart enough to understand there was broad acceptance for the Right to Marry. I struggle to understand her vote against the Right to Contraception.
My point was that 10 years ago, Roy McDonald was ostracized for his vote, but local Republicans did not do that to Stefanik. I believe many have changed their views and might even regret doing what they did to McDonald.
Cannot understand opposition to same-sex marriage. Don't like it? Don't engage in one. Several years ago, when he still had a show on MSNBC, Kieth Olberman did an opinion piece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRzqKZF1TbU
I think it is so important to give voice to folks on the margin, it's true when it is people we know, the conversation changes. My Dad's favorite brother, my Uncle Bob, was in the closet his whole life. My Uncle Bob struggled with alcohol and became estranged from his family for many years. My Dad tracked him down in a homeless shelter, and then he lived with Mom and Dad off and on until his death. My Dad thought Uncle Bob was damaged because their mother abandoned them and they grew up in orphanages. I said, "gee, Dad, do you think maybe the real harm was that Uncle Bob was a closeted gay kid, then a man, growing up in a homophobic culture?" I can't imagine how hard it was for him. My Dad , while very much live and let live, had his own biases, but I do know for sure that if Uncle Bob had found a nice man to settle down with, Dad would have been very happy for his brother who he loved very much.
“The arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice.”
Let us not give Elise Stefanik too much credit here. She had her finger in the air and is smart enough to understand there was broad acceptance for the Right to Marry. I struggle to understand her vote against the Right to Contraception.
My point was that 10 years ago, Roy McDonald was ostracized for his vote, but local Republicans did not do that to Stefanik. I believe many have changed their views and might even regret doing what they did to McDonald.
Cannot understand opposition to same-sex marriage. Don't like it? Don't engage in one. Several years ago, when he still had a show on MSNBC, Kieth Olberman did an opinion piece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRzqKZF1TbU