Ah, but Robert did score big time in the latest issue
of Lavender. They must've hired an actual journalism
school graduate since the issue featuring the
Stonewall 4, since this article actually told us:
-Robert's age
-his personal and civic qualifications
-his stands on issues other than TIF-financing
none of which was ever asked of Gary,Scott,Dean or
Doug. They also didn't ask him to strike a pose like
they must've done with the others. All in all, I think
Mr. Lilligren comes out a winner with the Lavender
issue.
Loki Anderson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ward 1
--- David Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bill Dooley writes:
>
> >City Pages had a story re the Minneapolis City
> Council gay candidates.
> >URL:
> www.citypages.com/databank/22/1068/article9569.asp
>
> City Pages' lead reads: "Not only are there four
> openly gay candidates for
> city council..."
>
> It's too bad that City Pages repeats Lavender
> Magazine's mistake: ignoring
> 8th Ward candidate Robert Lilligren in a
> gay-candidate roundup. I know that
> compared to Scott Benson, Doug Kress, Gary Schiff,
> and Dean Kallenbach,
> Robert has the toughest task -- he's not DFL
> endorsed and has to beat
> incumbent Brian Herron.
>
> Still, Robert is continually rendered as a gay
> political "unperson," and
> that is frustrating to me as a citizen and a
> journalist. (Disclaimer: I am
> not supporting Robert or Brian; I like them both
> personally.) It's not fair
> to Robert, who in my opinion is a hard-working,
> credible, & serious
> candidate. If we're celebrating the maturation of
> Mpls in having so many
> good candidates who are gay, he deserves to be
> invited to the party.
>
> I hope reporters make enough calls outside the DFL
> establishment to get word
> of Robert's existennce. As a former political
> reporter for the urban
> weeklies -- papers which fancy themselves
> sophisticated observers of
> power -- I HATE to see this kind of mistake.
>
> At the very least, City Pages owes Robert a
> correction in its next issue.
>
> David Brauer
> King Field - Ward 10
>
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