Want to know why pride is still important? Why it is still important for people to remember that it's okay to be whomever you are? Because of people like Scott Esk. Who is he? Well, he is a tea party candidate from Oklahoma who put his true feelings out in the public view.
Read this bit of a facebook conversation... then continue with the article.
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Did you read it? Did you take the time and read the words that Scott Esk said? In case you don't feel like clicking on the picture to read the words, let me quote them for you. When asked if he feels we should excecute homosexuals, Scott Esk wrote “I think we would be totally in the right to do it. That goes against some parts of libertarianism, I realize, and I’m largely libertarian, but ignoring as a nation things that are worthy of death is very remiss,”
Oh yes, you read that right. The problem is, he's not the only one who thinks this way. Esk is not the only one who has ever said this, or will ever say this. The "kill gays" bill of uganda? Yes, totally helped by people here in America. This idea that killing an entire subset of our population is a very scary thought! This is why we need pride. This is why we fight so hard to make sure that everyone understands we are here, we are queer, get over it!
So next time you hear someone complaining about not having "straight pride" parades or marches.. ask them when the last time someone running for office said it would be totally cool to kill them for just being straight.
Until Next Time.
Want to read the entire conversation of Esk on his FB page about gays? I found my information here
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