Rex Glensy

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  Rex commented on the article | about 3 years ago

  The Ghost of Anita Bryant in Kalamazoo?

  Gary,
  
  I forgive you for you know not of what you speak.  As someone who worked for legal aid organizations who would assist people discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation in California I can tell you from first hand experience that these claims are not rare -- indeed, they are both frequent and underreported.  And the effect that they have on people being discriminated against is devastating -- I often became a grief counselor as well as lawyer in these situations.If you want the facts just click on this link (or copy and paste): http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pdf/PACR.pdfIt shows that in those states where protections exist, claims for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation are filed in frequency equal or superior to claims based on gender.  Hardly rare!  (For those states that do not have those protections, one can only imagine how bad the situation is.)Considering that you believe there is no problem, I guess the facts will not really move you.  But you know, facts are stubborn, and they tend to provide a nice counterpoint to those who bloviate without any basis in reality.
  
  Peace.

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  Rex commented on the article | about 3 years ago

  The Ghost of Anita Bryant in Kalamazoo?

  Gary,
  
  Of course, all of your "examples" fail to address the most important issue -- that all those organizations accepted public financing or below market payments subsidized by the public, but then refused to abide by public laws which outlawed discrimination against gays and lesbians.  For example, Catholic Charities in Massachusetts was not forced to place children with gay parents in the same way that it was not forced to accept public money.  But, under our Constitutional scheme, if you accept public money, you accept the laws under which that money is made available -- all laws.  Thus, Catholic Charities had a choice, and they chose to stop services.  (Mormon adoption charities (who do not place children with gay couples) still operate successfully in Massachusetts and do not take public money).As to the numerous Boy Scouts cases, this organization would be given use of public lands for derisory rates (such as $1 a year) while other organization would be forced to pay market rate for the same land.  Again, the Scouts were not forced to admit gays, however, like Catholic Charities, they could not have their cake and eat it.  If you want to discriminate in violation of public laws, then you lose your public benefits and get treated like everyone else.  If the Scouts want the use of public land, they can just pay for it like everybody else or go home.Try telling the truth some times Gary -- it will set you free.