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Allies on Council deserve our support
Openly LGBT candidates are great,
but the community shouldn't turn
its back on the allies who have
been there for us all along
I was surprised to learn this year that an
openly gay candidate had decided to chal-
lenge Angela Hunt for the District 14 City
Council seat in the Dallas municipal election on
May 14.
The benefits of openly gay people serving in
elected office are enormous to the LGBT commu-
nity but that goal should never cause us to aban-
don straight political allies who have served us
well. And for her three terms on the
City Council, Hunt has been a strong
advocate for the LGBT community.
Like her predecessor, former
Councilwoman Veletta Forsythe Lil,
Hunt has been as much of a part of
our community and its events as the
rest of us. With no openly gay peo-
ple having served on the City Coun-
cil since Ed Oakley left office to
make his unsuccessful run for the
mayor's job, we would have been
lost without strong advocates such
as Hunt and District 2 incumbent Pauline
Medrano.
I'm sure Hunt's openly gay challenger, James
Nowlin, is an admirable candidate. Otherwise,
he would not have received the endorsement of
Stonewall Democrats, an action that Hunt admit-
ted "disappointed" her; An "intense" debate re^
portedly preceded the decision to endorse
Nowlin over Hunt.
Later, the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance
David Webb
The Rare Reporter
threw its support behind Hunt and mayoral can-
didate Ron Natinsky, another strong LGBT ad-
vocate on the City Council, marking a striking
split in the LGBT voting community. Stonewall
Democrats endorsed former Dallas Chief of Po-
lice David Kunkle, who has also been a major
LGBT advocate.
The DGLA's decision to back Hunt makes
more sense to me because of the importance of
remaining loyal to good political friends and also
for its practicality. Hunt probably can't be beat in
District 14 by any challenger.
If an openly gay challenger could have beat
Hunt it would have happened when she ran for
the seat the first time six years ago, when lesbian
powerhouse Candy Marcum, through her repu-
tation as a prominent psychologist and social
. stalwart, sought the office.
Marcum had enormous support in
the community, but it could not pro-
pel her to victory.
It's more of a toss-up when it
comes to whether the community
should vote for Kunkle or Natinsky.
They both have been good friends to
the LGBT community.
In the District 7 council seat race,
lesbian Casie Pierce is challenging in-
cumbent Carolyn Davis, who to the
best of my knowledge has not been
an LGBT advocate.
It's true that Davis has a larger black con-
stituency in her district to occupy her time, but
that never stopped her predecessor, Leo Chaney,
from giving us much of his time and considera-
tion.
There are large numbers of LGBT people and
their allies living in District 7 in the Parkdale and
Pleasant Grove areas who would welcome a res-
ident of their communities sitting on the council.
Angela Hunt
In addition to being a member of our commu-
nity, Pierce has strong credentials and enjoys re-
spect from many quarters. She has been involved
for years in community work in neighborhood
clean-up, public park improvements, economic
development and work with at-risk teens.
Our best shot at getting an openly gay candi-
date on the City Council this year is Pierce, so I
hope that the whole community will support her
in every way possible so we can achieve that goal
again. ■
David Webb is a veteran journalist idwlms covered
LGBT issues for the mainstream and alternative media
for three decades. E-mail him at
davidimyrmiiebb@yalwo.com.
Sacrificial goats must keep fighting
The right wing scapegoats LGBTS,
sacrificing our rights on their altar
of power. The goats have to keep
fighting back if we want equality
Land of the free and home of the brave?
Maybe not. Just look at all the issues being
flogged both in the legislature and in the
press. All are to try to stifle the freedom of LGBT
people.
• DOMA: The cynically named "Defense of
Marriage Act" which has nothing to do with de-
fending marriage and everything to do with
denying rights to LGBT couples.
Worse, even though the president said it is un-
constitutional, the GOP, lead by
House Speaker J ohn Boehner, wants
to spend $500,000 of our dollars to
defend a bill the Department of Jus-
tice sees as indefensible.
• Special Rights for Gays: This is
a catch phrase being used again and
again by the right wing to somehow
try to justify discrimination in just
about any way possible.
For example in many states if you
are a landlord, you are not allowed
to deny someone the right to rent an
apartment — but only if they are listed as a pro-
tected class. That's how the law works in this
screwy society.
Hardy Haberman
Flagging Left
So, if I am a member of a racial minority, a
woman or disabled, I can seek legal
recourse against the landlord. Be-
cause LGBT people are not included
in that list in most states, we have no
recourse.
In the eyes of the right wing,
granting us the same rights as any
other minority is "special rights."
Worse still is the fact that We are de-
nied rights in our relationships that
other Americans get simply because
they are straight.
• Hate Crimes: The right fights
tooth and nail to keep LGBT people from being
included in hate crimes legislation wherever it is.
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