A reader objects to another reader’s email:
You take the point of the emailer in "Something Else About Mary" – but the (understandably) emotional response highlights part of the problem: Republicans who are welcoming, loving and tolerant of homosexuality get stripped of it by association, while the Democrats have done nothing real on a national level to promote understanding. As a vet, I was ashamed and angry when Clinton instituted "don’t ask, don’t tell" — Clinton, who had the opportunity as executive to make the military get realistic, caved. He signed DOMA into law. It’s shameful that the Democrats get credit for something that they, on a national level, have done NOTHING to fix. The Cheneys and the Rudy Giulianis and anyone else, from any party, who is willing to stand up for their gay friends and family members should be encouraged, not vilified and not found guilty by party association.
I agree. And so do many gay Democrats.
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