"I
do think it's important for GLBTs to stay engaged in both parties. But
not at that at the price of your self-respect and dignity. And it is
great to be a gay Republican and to say, 'My party has left me behind. I
can't support it this time until they get on the right track. I support
this, this and this issue as a Republican, but until they treat me
personally, and my relationships, fairly, I can't support them.'
Anything else is, frankly, self-hating." - Openly lesbian Houston Mayor Annise Parker, speaking to Michelangelo Signorile.Monday, September 10, 2012
Via JMG: Houston's Mayor On Log Cabin
"I
do think it's important for GLBTs to stay engaged in both parties. But
not at that at the price of your self-respect and dignity. And it is
great to be a gay Republican and to say, 'My party has left me behind. I
can't support it this time until they get on the right track. I support
this, this and this issue as a Republican, but until they treat me
personally, and my relationships, fairly, I can't support them.'
Anything else is, frankly, self-hating." - Openly lesbian Houston Mayor Annise Parker, speaking to Michelangelo Signorile.
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