A Letter I wish I had written

Obviously, I normally focus on the beauty of  the male body and avoid politics, but I wanted to bring your attention to an elegant letter written to our President, by Zack a regular columnist (Zack’s Ramblings) at  the NEW Gay.    While his words are simple, his message is clear.

He writes:

. . . When we elected you last november, you stood in Grant park and said you planned to help all Americans, “Gay and Straight.”

. . . right now you are simply a doll with a string in your back, parroting back the message we’ve heard since we first became visible: “It is not your turn. It is not your turn. It is not your turn.”

. . . When you ignore an entire group of people, or push them to the back burner of your political agenda, you send a message to the country at large that we’re not worth it. That we’re second class. That we’re expendable, and that violent or disparaging acts against us are as deplorable as swatting a mosquito. You have the power to stop this violence from the top down. Will you exercise it?

I encourage each of you to read Zack’s complete letter.