Romney leery of parade "hosted by crossdresser"
"This year what was brought to our attention was a press release that was not authorized by this office but which went out on state letterhead promoting a parade that was hosted by a crossdresser and celebrating, among other things, transgenderism," he said, adding Romney has instructed the commission to refocus on its core mission of suicide prevention.
Well maybe if there was less bigotry, hatred and discrimination there would be fewer suicides. Maybe if the kids would be allowed to take part in Pride in who they are there would be fewer suicides. Maybe if the Governor signed the proclamation instead of treating them like they had the plague there would be fewer suicides.
Was the commission wrong in releasing the press release, yes. They shouldn’t have done it with Romney and Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey's names, the state seal and the commission's name without proper clearance that was wrong. But the governors reaction was equally wrong.
As a friend wrote in her blog about her mentee’s Queer Prom last night.......
But the Queer Prom. Damn. Kids danced. They sat on the steps out front, talking. They hung out downstairs with the snacks and the art. They sat in the dark pews watching the merriment. The dance floor was packed and the rules were tossed - boys danced with boys, and with girls. Girls danced with girls, and boys. Gender was splashed all over the canvas - with a handful of obvious transkids, people on the butch / FTM boorderline, goth kids who were hitting androgyny hard. I watched a young butch woman in a suit and a fedora with a jaunty red feather get passed around (somewhat aggressively) by femme's vying for her attention.
That is what we need more of and then we would see fewer suicides, not some politician pushing us away with a ten foot pole.
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