[Mpls] City Council and GLBT rights

[Terrell Brown]

> -----Original Message-----
>  Don Jorovsky
> 
> I have always been proud that Minneapolis was one of the 
> first cities in the nation to adopt a gay rights ordinance -- 
> I think it  
> was in 1973.  Since then, the city has been supportive of 
> gay, lesbian and transgender rights in many ways, and I hope 
> that trend continues and grows.
> 
> So you can imagine my surprise to read the following op-ed 
> piece in yesterday's Pioneer Press:
> 
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/opinion/10207397.htm


".....leaders such as Minneapolis 5th Ward Council Member  
Natalie Johnson Lee.....have added their voices of support  
for biblical marriage."

[TB]  She doesn't believe in the principals of her party does she?

5. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
In keeping with the Green Key Values of diversity, social justice and
feminism, we support full legal and political equality for all persons,
regardless of sex, gender, or sexual orientation.

a. The Green Party affirms the rights of all individuals to freely
choose intimate partners, regardless of their sex, gender, or sexual
orientation.
http://www.gp.org/platform/2004/socjustice.html#999077

Or as David Cobb said: He noted that the Green Party has included
support for same-sex marriage in its party platform for the past decade.

"The Green Party has been providing that leadership for a long time, and
not because it's the politically correct thing to do, but because, damn
it all, it's the right thing to do," Cobb said.
http://www.washblade.com/2004/10-15/news/national/green.cfm

Now, coming into the year where she is up for reelection, she shows her
true beliefs.  Not as a Green, but as a true right-winger promoting
discrimination.

This Councilmember needs to go.



Terrell Brown
Loring Park