In response to Eva Young's lament that Coleman and Pawlenty did not appear at Pride, I ask "How could they?" Coleman refused for several years to recognize Pride by sigining a proclamation. Pawlenty voted for the Human Rights Bill several years ago with provided civil right protection to GLBT people and now says he regrets his vote. How do you regret a vote in favor of human rights. Also, he was a leader in the efforts to prevent GLBT state employees from having domestic partnership. For either of these two individuals to show up at Pride and face valid criticism for thier "hostile" positions towards GLBT individuals would have taken a lot more courage than most politicians have. I am all for inclusiveness, but I think i would have personally been offended if either of them participated in the parade or the festival, unless they changed thier opinions on policies that impact GLBT people. Call me closeminded, but I don't think Tim Pawlenty for example, would have been able to convince me that I should support him because he would be the best candidate to advocate for my civil rights and equal treatment in important aspects of society.
Amelious Whyte Loring Park __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
