Friday, October 06, 2006
The irony is terrific...
I have been watching, with some interest, as the affair of ex-senator Mark Foley, and his interest in young congressional pages, unfolds. In particular, I have noticed the way that some members of the 'Grand Old Party' (that's the Republicans) have been trying to divert attention from the questionable activities of this one man, a member of their own party, on to the entire Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.
::cough::choke::splutter::wheeze::
Seen from this side of The Pond, the United States has a pretty poor record on human rights abuses, and trying to tar an entire community with the acts of one man, is tantamount to a violation of their civil rights.
Indeed, where the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community is concerned, it seems that the U.S. Government is doing its utmost to limit the rights of this community, even to the extent of steering them towards the status of a sub-group or underclass. Witness the rabid attempts to deny them the right to marry the person they love. It seems that, in America, Gay is the new Black.
But the hysterically funny part of this particular débâcle comes from Charmaine Yoest of the Family Research Council. This group claims that the House Republican leaders were afraid to investigate the Foley affair earlier - as they could and should have done - because they were afraid of being labelled "homophobic."
You have to laugh... Those members of Congress, who have been trying to write the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community out of the American Constitution, were allegedly unwilling to stop Foley because they were worried about their image as Gay Bashers!
::cough::choke::splutter::wheeze::
Thanks to Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign, for this information, and keep up the good work, Joe!
If you're interested in human rights, you might like to visit their website:
http://www.hrc.org/
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::cough::choke::splutter::wheeze::
Seen from this side of The Pond, the United States has a pretty poor record on human rights abuses, and trying to tar an entire community with the acts of one man, is tantamount to a violation of their civil rights.
Indeed, where the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community is concerned, it seems that the U.S. Government is doing its utmost to limit the rights of this community, even to the extent of steering them towards the status of a sub-group or underclass. Witness the rabid attempts to deny them the right to marry the person they love. It seems that, in America, Gay is the new Black.
But the hysterically funny part of this particular débâcle comes from Charmaine Yoest of the Family Research Council. This group claims that the House Republican leaders were afraid to investigate the Foley affair earlier - as they could and should have done - because they were afraid of being labelled "homophobic."
You have to laugh... Those members of Congress, who have been trying to write the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community out of the American Constitution, were allegedly unwilling to stop Foley because they were worried about their image as Gay Bashers!
::cough::choke::splutter::wheeze::
Thanks to Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign, for this information, and keep up the good work, Joe!
If you're interested in human rights, you might like to visit their website:
http://www.hrc.org/
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