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Friday, November 14, 2008

2008 Protest Letter from a Transplant

Posted by Eli Sanders on Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:50 PM

Hello Eli,

I'm a Seattle transplant from the south who came out when I was 25 and studying to become a pastor. At the time I only knew one lesbian and I had no idea what I was getting into by finally saying I was gay.

That choice cost me a lot of friends, caused me a lot of heartache and sent me on a journey that I wasn't sure was "right" but I knew was honest. I didn't leave my faith but I took all of the energy I was focusing in the church and started volunteering at a local AIDS relief organization. It's 13 years later, I'm still doing AIDS work, still getting misty eyed when I see the churches marching in the pride parade and I still get angry when I hear the stories of other LGBT people who had to escape their family and faith to reconcile who they are.

I will be at the march tomorrow in Seattle w/ friends, co-workers and other people I've handed fliers to. There's no way I would miss this!

- RC

Send me a letter here.

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As a preacher, perhaps you can tell me...how many gay couples have you married?

And how often have you yourself been married.

As we all know, every gay man's dream is to be married to single person of his own age, so I strongly support gay marriage. Yes, monogamy, single partners and male gayness go hand in hand.

Posted by John Bailo on November 14, 2008 at 4:51 PM

#1 - you no make no sense

Posted by Lee on November 14, 2008 at 5:32 PM

@1, As a troll, perhaps you can tell me...how many troll couples have you married?

And how often have you yourself been married.

As we all know, every troll's dream is to be married to single person of his own age, so I strongly support troll marriage. Yes, monogamy, single partners and trollness go hand in hand.

Posted by Bohn Jailo on November 15, 2008 at 9:25 AM