I, too, have confidence in Neva Walker. The reality is that we
have a housing crisis of no small scope. We have a governor who
would rather have a tax rebate/cut/whatever rather than educated
kids. We're gonna play transportation funnies till we go nuts,
there are issues everywhere. An African American woman who
starts off with the sodomy law when so many are counting on her
for bread and butter issues, might be in a world of hum. I'd
like to see this woman succeed. Gay or straight (and no one
calls me straight) sodomy laws, like fornacation laws, can be
used to make people's lives miserable. And there are people out
there willing to exercise their bigotry on us all, but it's
still not the biggest issue. As a lesbian person, I would say
the issue of whether I could claim a significant other woman
through benefits packages at work. If this hypothetical s.o.
were to die, could I be at her bedside even if her family were
bigoted about her situation, if we got pulled over for making a
bone-headed traffic manoever, would the cop act the fool because
we are lesbian. That stuff is more important than the sodomy
law in my estimation, particularly as the sodomy and fornication
laws are mostly honored in the breach (sorry, accidental pun).
WMarks, Central
Barbara Lickness wrote:
> I attended the celebration at Sabathani for Neva a
> couple weeks ago. When I heard her speak I heard a
> women who knows she is new and a woman who shows the
> determination to learn what she needs to learn to be
> effective. I have every confidence that Neva will
> work hard on behalf of her constituents.
>
> In reference to the sodomy law, it may seem trivial to
> some, but, to many people living in this city, it has
> been a reason to persecute for far too long. It is
> time for it to go.
>
> I wish Neva the best of luck in her new job.
>
> Barb Lickness
> Whittier
> Ward 6
>
>
>
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