Comments on: Star ignores marriage rights protest

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:12:37 +0000

Jolie Justus dressed in “drag” for Camp magazine last year…was that really necessary? The fight for equality isn’t happening so much in midtown KC; it’s the impression we give to people who live in places with less exposure to gay people. Just look what happened to Kay Barnes whose opponent used footage of drag queens in his ads. Drag, especially, should be seen as the equivalent of blackface and left in the past if we want to be taken seriously and see equality in our lifetimes.

By: activist

activist — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:31:00 +0000

Jolie Justus isn’t credible enough for you? She was at the rally and spoke as an openly gay elected official.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:29:18 +0000

One reason this is such an uphill battle is because the most visible people in the gay community (at least in KC) are adult men wearing dresses and makeup who purport to represent us. No thank you.The novelty of that wore off 30+ years ago. When we are represented by credible people, we will make great strides. Kind of like how Barack Obama figured out how to do what Al Sharpton couldn’t.

By: activist

activist — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:58:42 +0000

You didn’t support this rally and you don’t understand why activists in MO would support a movement that started in CA. You don’t believe The Pitch or Tony. And you claim you are gay.

I have read enough.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:37:06 +0000

Go back and read my original post and quote where I said I was against gay marriage.

By: activist

activist — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:10:46 +0000

You’re gay like I have 3 heads. Nice try. You apparently haven’t seen any of the pictures of the rally because it is obvious from those that there were 500 people there. I am a regular at protests at that site and there is no doubt The Pitch and Tony both got the count right.

Now once again, what do you have against allowing gays to marry? And try to tell the truth this time.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:40:05 +0000

Believe the Pitch if you like. According to them, everybody’s up to no good, and there’s conspiracy absolutely everywhere. I can see, and I can count. It was just a small group of maybe 50 or so on that little edge of the park. I resent your assumption that I’m against gay marriage, because I am not. In fact, I happen to be gay myself. But I do not see the need to, nor the value of, exaggerating. That little rally just wasn’t very newsworthy. Eventually this issue will be solved in the courts. I see no conspiracy. Others see it everywhere, and those people need to take up knitting or at least something productive.

By: activist

activist — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:07:21 +0000

Were you there, Tim? I am guessing no. So I will believe The Pitch and several other local reporters before I believe an anonymous blogger on the Internet.

Now please explain how allowing gays to marry is harmful. And why you think California has to support Missouri before our KC gay community can come together and support an issue that affects all of us in this country and is currently focused on California.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:36:11 +0000

There were nowhere near 500 people at that rally. And it wasn’t about anything local, it was about something that happened in California. Did Californians rally when Missouri banned gay marriage?

By: activist

activist — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:04:19 +0000

I was part of a group of anti-war activists who met with a reporter from The Star a year ago to find out why our rallies are so rarely covered in the newspaper. He said we needed at least 20 people for any event to be “newsworthy”.

I see there were 500 at this rally on Sat and The Star still ignored it.

This is no longer a local paper. Just a compilation of AP stories. Might as well read USA Today.