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8 de Noviembre, 2007

If Someone Finds Out Who They Love

Categorized under Política Estados Unidos | Tags: Barney Frank, Change, Dare Not Speak Its Name

REP BARNEY FRANK:

I want to address the motion to delay. Mr. Speaker, we say here that we don’t take things personally, and usually that’s true. Members, Mr. Speaker, will have to forgive me — I take it personally. 35 years ago, I filed a bill that tried to get rid of discrimination based on sexual orientation. As we sit here today, there are millions of Americans in states where this is not the law. By the way, 19 states have such a law. In no case has it led to that decision. The Massachusetts law passed in 1989, that did not lead to the decision in 2004, unrelated. But here’s the deal: I used to be someone subject to this prejudice. And through luck, circumstance, I got to be a big shot. I’m now above that prejudice. But I feel an obligation, to 15-year-olds dreading to go to school because of the torments, to people they’ll lose their job in a gas station if someone finds out who they love. I feel an obligation to use the status I have been lucky enough to get, to help them. And I want to ask my colleagues here, Mr. Speaker, on a personal basis, please don’t fall for this sham. Don’t send me out of here having failed to help those people.”

I LIKE this guy's style.

sombrero tip to The House Passes The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (C&L), and the gavel

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Comentarios (4)

sly civilian dijo:

He'd still be impressive if he hadn't sold out the trans community in the process. It's getting veto'd anyhow, and this was our chance to actually stand together for once. People lose their jobs for not fitting a gender role just as much as for who they love.

Palabras por sly civilian spat forth on el 8 de Noviembre, 2007 at 04:48 PM

nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:

i know. my feeble attempt to scoop hope out of the wreckage of our culture, i suppose. do you have a hero in this area? one who hasn't sold out the trans community? enlighten me, por favor.

Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 8 de Noviembre, 2007 at 05:23 PM