Wow.
The head of the Republican party in North Carolina has told gay Republicans in that state that they are NOT welcome at the state Republican party convention, taking place this weekend. Not that this is surprising - let's face it guys, while some of their best friends are fags, the Republican party leadership in the states and at the national level is in the hands of the religious right, and it does not like us. Still, it always surprises me when party leaders are so dumb as to be so blatantly homophobic. I mean, talking about "special rights" - hello?
Gay Republicans have been told they are not welcome at the party's state convention this weekend. The state's Log Cabin Republicans had requested a table to display its literature at the convention, but Ferrell Blount, the Chairman of the GOP in North Carolina rejected the group and in a letter to Log Cabin accused the LCR of disloyalty.Discouraging? Gee, you think?
LCG 'advocates special rights and privileges for homosexuals,' wrote Blount. 'It openly opposes President Bush's call for a constitutional amendment to protect the sanctity of marriage as being the union between one man and one woman.'
Blount pointed to the party platform that says 'Republicans believe that a two-parent family, where a husband and wife live in harmony in one home, provides the ideal environment for raising children and is the best model for family life. We praise the courageous efforts of single parents who work hard to provide stable homes, and we recognize that single parents often succeed and two-parent families sometimes fail. We, therefore, oppose efforts to redefine the traditional family structure and offer the Republican Party as a refuge fore everyone concerned with about the breakdown of family life in America.'
Ed Farthing, the chair of the North Carolina Log Cabin Republicans called Blount's position 'discouraging'." - 365gay.com
