We think this issue needs to matter to anyone who believes in true equal opportunity and justice. If we learned anything from our experience with the Proposal 2 battle, it's that these attempts to allow discrimination in Michigan must be stopped and a united effort by many communities is the only hope to stop them.
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Our call to people of goodwill and justice, and especially to all gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people, and those who support and love us ---our allies in the fight for liberty and justice for all--- is to take action.Jeffrey Montgomery
We can not live as disposable people. The broader community, which has firmly established compulsory heterosexuality as the law of the universe, has to get over its problem with us.
Jeffrey Montgomery
GLBT people across this country only want equality and to be left alone, left to pursue our dreams and aspirations and our part of the American promise, which should be our birthright.
Jeffrey Montgomery
Gay panic is insidious. It appeals to juries, who are allegedly made up of random members of the community. What defense lawyers know is that most people are repulsed by the idea of gay ---especially gay male--- sex. Those lawyers know that a claim of defense against an alleged gay sexual advance will win points with the jury of peers.
Jeffrey Montgomery
We just thought it would be important to have a presence right here ... a place to relax a little bit, warm up and find out what's going on around town.
Jeffrey Montgomery
Gay panic' is insidious. It is corrupt because it appeals to a public that is used to discarding and disregarding gay lives.
Jeffrey Montgomery
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