(Republican) Councilwoman retracts letter of support for San Diego gay pride

[WillParkinson]

Councilwoman retracts letter of support for San Diego gay pride

(La Mesa, Cali.) Ruth Sterling, a Councilwoman in La Mesa, California, retracted a letter of support she sent to the San Diego gay pride celebration after receiving pressure from conservative Christian activist James Hartline to do so.

Sterling, a Republican, was one of about 20 elected officials who had sent letters of support to the nonprofit San Diego LGBT Pride organization. After her letter was posted to the group’s website, Hartline told her he thought she should have it removed. Sterling said she initially refused.

Last month, Sterling sent a second letter to the group after she discovered more about “the nature of some of the activities that take place” and that she “was shocked and shaken to my core to learn of the lewd and lascivious behavior and unconscionable activities portrayed.”

“Her letter was just disappointing,” said Ron deHarte, executive director of San Diego LGBT Pride. “The words she was using were disappointing coming from an elected official in the year 2009.”

http://www.365gay.com/news/councilwoman-retracts-letter-of-support-for-san-diego-gay-pride/

[lindisfarne]

1. She'd be truly shocked by the nude bikers at the summer solstice family parade in Seattle (Fremont)

[Downtown Hound]

2. Yeah, sure she was shocked.

:eyes:

[RetiredTrotskyite]

3. Notice...

she took Hartline's word for it. He is such a fucking self-hating closet case. Not surprised.