Eva:
Say more...specifics about the obvious choice.
I don't have a clue what Lilligren has done for
the GLBT community. This isn't a negative, but I
just don't know what he has done.
I do know that Brian has supported the Black
GLBT community (a community many say doesn't
exist).
Matthea Smith
Powderhorn Park 9-4
--- Eva Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >2001 presents an historic opportunity to
> really
> >experience the capacity of Stonewall DFL and
> the
> >broader GLBT community. With four strong
> openly gay
> >City Council candidates and a longer slate of
> folks on
> >all independent boards, the excitement has
> just begun.
> >I welcome more comments about these fabulous
> trends.
> There are FIVE openly gay City Council
> Candidates not four. Four of these
> were endorsed by Stonewall. I happen to think
> Robert Lilligren in the
> eighth ward is the cream of this crop. Check
> out his website at:
>
> http://www.voterobert.com/
>
> Many gays in the Central neighborhood were
> appalled that Stonewall found
> Robert unacceptable. The only reason for this
> was that Robert would not
> agree to bide by DFL endorsement. That
> question should not get asked with
> Stonewall DFL screenings. Council Member Brian
> Herron isn't a bad guy, but
> he has done nothing to earn the Stonewall DFL
> endorsement. When you
> compare Robert Lilligren and Brian Herron on
> GLBT issues the choice is
> obvious.
>
> Robert's answers to the Stonewall questionaire
> are available at the E
> Democracy Minneapolis Issues Election Toolkit:
>
>
http://www.e-democracy.org/mpls/lilligrenstonewall.htm
>
>
http://www.e-democracy.org/mpls/Mpls%202001%20Election%20Toolkit.htm
>
> Note that Brian Herron's answers to this
> questionaire are not available
> here. Why not? Why not let people look for
> themselves at Herron's answers
> to these questions and Lilligren's answers and
> decide for themselves which
> candidates is better on GLBT issues?
>
> Robert also posts regularly on this list,
> returns phone calls, and responds
> to email. That is always a plus for a City
> Council member.
>
> Since we are talking about history here. Many
> folks recall Mark Wallem.
> Annie Young mentioned him in a recent post to
> the list. Mark was in town
> this weekend, and he visited the City DFL
> convention. Years ago Gay
> activists in the Stonewall DFL predecessor were
> instrumental in deepsixing
> Alfred Babington Johnson's campaign for school
> board. Babington Johnson
> was endorsed enthursiastically by the DFL
> elected official establishment.
> Peter McLaughlin was one of his biggest
> boosters. Babington Johnson had
> some rather disturbing anti-gay views. His
> endorsement was blocked at the
> City DFL convention. In the primary he came in
> 6 out of 7. In the general
> election he came in 4th, so he lost the seat.
> Mark Wallem and Michelle St
> Martin were very instrumental in this effort.
> George Brady of the
> Teamsters Union was also instrumental. I
> helped a bit also. This was lots
> of fun.
>
> Eva
> Eva Young
> Central
>
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