If you want to get an idea of just how fucked up the Republican Party of Virginia has become, this story from KSTP-TV 5 in Dayton, Ohio, gives you a good idea (thanks to the reader who sent me the story link). Back in the days when I was involved in the Republican Party of Virginia, I felt the vast majority of party members were rational and not foaming at the mouth homophobes. My, my how things have changed. There must be some severe self-hating closet cases for this kind of insane reaction (maybe Mike Rogers needs to check up on Lt. Governor Bill Bolling). On the other hand, this irrational behavior is consistent with the desire of the Christianist faction that now controls the GOP to have gays simply become invisible if not cease to exist. Maybe the GOP needs to hold it's convention in Bum Fuck Nowhere so none of us homos are around. Here are some highlights:*
The Virginia delegation canceled their order of The Rake magazine's Secrets of the City guide because it includes a section for gays and lesbians. The publication is a guide to various attractions in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The campaign for Virginia's Lt. Governor Bill Bolling ordered 150 of the guides to give to Virginia delegates as gifts when they arrived in the Twin Cities. But after reviewing the guide and finding it had a six-page section for gays and lesbians, they canceled their order, said AJ Kiefer, The Rake's advertising director.
The Virginia delegation canceled their order of The Rake magazine's Secrets of the City guide because it includes a section for gays and lesbians. The publication is a guide to various attractions in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The campaign for Virginia's Lt. Governor Bill Bolling ordered 150 of the guides to give to Virginia delegates as gifts when they arrived in the Twin Cities. But after reviewing the guide and finding it had a six-page section for gays and lesbians, they canceled their order, said AJ Kiefer, The Rake's advertising director.
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The original cancellation request e-mail from Melissa Busse, Bolling's political director sent to Tom Bartel, of The Rake:
The original cancellation request e-mail from Melissa Busse, Bolling's political director sent to Tom Bartel, of The Rake:
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I am so terribly sorry to do this, especially when the both of you have been so "out of your way" helpful, generous and easy to work with. But, we need to cancel the order for 150 of the "Secrets of the City" guidebooks.
I am so terribly sorry to do this, especially when the both of you have been so "out of your way" helpful, generous and easy to work with. But, we need to cancel the order for 150 of the "Secrets of the City" guidebooks.
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Thanks for sending a copy to me so expediently, Tom. Upon looking at it, though, having a section dedicated solely to GLBT will be a BIG problem for many of our folks. We simply can't hand them out.
Thanks for sending a copy to me so expediently, Tom. Upon looking at it, though, having a section dedicated solely to GLBT will be a BIG problem for many of our folks. We simply can't hand them out.
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