Crossing party lines.Gay and lesbian people have good reason to oppose the reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re of Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician from Connecticut. Lieberman was first elected to the United States Senate in 1988, and was elected to his fourth term on November 7, 2006. In the 2000 U.S. ["A Gay Winner & a Sore Loser," September 26]. When George Bush proposed his faith-based initiative, Joe Lieberman was the leading cheerleader among Democrats. He assisted George Bush in transferring millions of our tax dollars to religious organizations that practice employment discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. , and religion. Some of these organizations, like the Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. , are so extreme that they lobby for anti-gay discrimination, and they even discriminate against heterosexual Christians who don't share their narrow views. That the Human Rights Campaign is supporting Lieberman is shameful shame·ful adj. 1. a. Causing shame; disgraceful. b. Giving offense; indecent. 2. Archaic Full of shame; ashamed. . HRC HRC Human Rights Campaign HRC Human Rights Council (UN) HRC Human Rights Commission HRC Hard Rock Cafe HRC Hillary Rodham Clinton (democratic senator/presidential candidate; former first lady) does more damage than good in the struggle for fairness and equal rights. FRANK C. BRANCHINI Edgewater, Md. Once again, From the Editors in the September 26 issue has managed to both annoy and puzzle me. OK, I admit that I remain extremely naive, thinking editors and reporters only want to report the truth. I am naive to think that my source of choice for gay and lesbian news would strive for a fairly balanced editorial viewpoint. The attack with words on "sore loser" Joe Lieberman struck me as odd. Why? Because he has been one of Bush's "fiercest Democratic allies on the Iraqi war as well as energy, taxes, and judicial nominations"? Is this the official position of The Advocate? what if every gay person does not agree with your position and also supports those issues? what if some gay people admire the integrity shown by the HRC by sticking with a candidate they've previously endorsed? Is your sole agenda to hate Bush? So it would seem. You don't think the HRC has a right to support an independent candidate who has built a decent record on gay rights, only because he has previously agreed with Bush? Is the Democratic Party the only political party with issues to consider? Is this magazine a one-issue publication? It doesn't matter to the editors whether Lieberman is supportive of gay rights. It only matters that he has supported some of the president's issues. Wow, what kind of testament is that to the journalists of what is supposed to be the premier publication for gay and lesbian news! Thanks. LANCE PHILLIPS New Albany New Albany, city (1990 pop. 36,322), seat of Floyd co., S Ind., near the falls of the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky.; inc. 1819. The city was a shipbuilding center in the 19th cent., and the riverboats Robert E. Lee and Eclipse were built there. , Miss, |
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