In Georgia, the head of the Christian Coalition is Sadie Fields, the major proponent of a state amendment that would deny gay couples any legal protections for their relationships. No big surprise that her daughter is gay, like so many offspring of the religious right. Until now, the daughter has kept silent. Until now. Money quote:
I was 24 years old when my mother, through a series of mishaps, found out I was gay. My mother came over to where I worked, screaming, and told me I was “dead” to the family. She called me “sick,” “crazy” and “of the devil.” She said that I would never see my family again.
For more than five years after that day, I heard nothing from my family. No birthday cards, no invitations to Christmas or Thanksgiving events. It wasn’t just the loss of my immediate family that was difficult, but the loss of my extended family as well. Since my mother refused to be in the same room with me, it forced my aunts and uncles to choose sides. I have not been to a family reunion in more than a decade.
There you have the anti-family agenda of the religious right. By next week, they will have passed bans on any protections for gay couples in eight states.
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