Most people, straight and gay, seem to assume sometimes that we have absolutely nothing in common. But also sometimes we do remember that we are still just Americans. Red White and Blue.
Here is one "militant" liberal gay activists experience when Rev. Phelps comes to town.
...Suddenly, the Westboro picket took a back seat in our focus. As I spoke with these wives, they all told similar stories. Their husbands were all deployed. One woman told me a good friend of hers was recently killed. Another said that her husband and his brother were both in Iraq. Army wife Holly Ahrens wrote, “A small group of people would like to get together to show support in what our men and women are doing in the war against terror.”
I know many in the gay community are ideologically opposed to the war in its current phase. Some of my fellow liberals even objected to getting involved because in their view soldiers were being killed for “a reigning tyrant, not democracy.” I felt we needed to close this rift. These were my neighbors, my friends, my family. Clarksville, Fort Campbell, and Oak Grove are all part of the same community. This was a chance to break down some barriers... Please read the full piece. And thanks to Mudville.
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