Last Friday, a Republican Pennsylvania State Senator told a Philadelphia radio audience that our society is "allowing" gay couples to exist.
Click here to read the transcript and to tell Eichelberg to apologize on air. http://www.WeExist.us
Or check out the You Tube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umB6hSVhSJs
Senator John Eichelberger (R-30) made his remarks on June 19 in a live radio debate with Senator Daylin Leach (D-17) on the Radio Times show on WHYY-FM. The debate was over the senators' competing bills on marriage equality.
Eichelberger's bill would enshrine discrimination and bigotry by amending the Pennsylvania Constitution to ban same-sex unions.
Sen. Leach's bill (SB 935) would expand the definition of marriage and allow same-sex couples to wed.
No matter what you think of same-sex marriage, the thought that someone believes he is being tolerant because he is "allowing them to exist" is outrageous.
The implication of "allowing them to exist" is that he, his party or the government can end their existence if they so choose. This is the view of leaders in places like Iran and Saudi Arabia, but it's hard to believe that someone in the United States believes this. Especially an elected official.
If you're as angry as I am, please take a moment to sign this petition.
Tell him no one "allows" LGBT people to exist.
It's time to stand up and say we won't allow bigots to say things like this with impunity.
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I am appalled at your statement on WHYY on Friday, June 19 that you are %u201Callowing%u201D LGBT people to exist.
No one %u201Callows%u201D lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or transsexual people to exist. No one %u201Callows%u201D straight people or white people or black people or Latinos or Asians or Jews or Christians or people with disabilities to exist.
No one in the United States has the power over anyone else%u2019s existence.
Your statement betrays the bigotry behind your attempt to ban marriage equality in Pennsylvania.
I demand that you apologize to all LGBT people and all of the people of Pennsylvania for your insensitive remarks.
