Dear
Sir,
How dare you?! I am a gay man living with my long time
partner here in the state I was raised. My partner is
from Texas and one of the highlights of bringing him
here, as I stated to him, was that NC is a more
progressive state than Texas. That being said, I did not
expect anywhere near the action going on now from my
home state government.
How is it legal? How is it constitutional? How is it
right? What have I done to your marriage sir? Because I
sure as hell can tell you what your doing to mine! Not
to mention the tax situation, but this kind of
discrimination brings with it a focused ignorance and
hatred upon some of the people you happen to represent.
I am innocent, Sir! And I did not start this. I've
never really asked for much, but you can bet I will join
with anyone who will listen to defeat this bill which
you are helping to co-sponsor. You are helping to cost
me time, aggravation, my rights and my future. And I ask
you to stop, please, while the stopping is good. Don't
you realize in your position the difference you can make
positively on this state if you would focus energy not
on how we are different but how we are alike and can
work together. You NEED me sir. We both need each other
to succeed, or NC will not succeed. I beg you for your
political future and in the name of all things right and
good in this world to pull your support from this bill
and stop joining with those with an agenda of hate.
You are and can be better than this, Sir.
I did not vote for you, but I have met you indirectly
in passing. You nodded hello to me, sir. In Burlington,
on my way to work one morning. You were picking up your
election signage. Did I appear then to be a threat to
your marriage then? Did I not look like everyone else?
My business is and should be the same as yours, sir.
With a strive to make things better for my fellow man,
wither or not I believe in his philosophy, religion or
way of life. I deserve and am entitled to the same
rights and privileges as you. I would not be so bold as
to ask someone to take your rights away on a ballot.
Hell I don't have the ability to marry right now anyway.
How could you possibly think to make it worse!!
In closing, sir, if this is about your ideology, I
kindly ask you to can it or stuff it, Sir. No matter
your beliefs on the matter, the fact is the state should
sanction nor condemn "religious" marriage. However,
legal marriage, partner ship, domestic union, whatever
the hell you want to call it is a right and privilege to
all.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among
these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
That to secure these rights, governments are
instituted among men, deriving their just powers from
the consent of the governed."
That last part means you, Mr. Gunn. I implore you
please, to do your duty and defend me, though you don't
agree with me. At least then I could honestly say that
you're an honorable and descent man, as I believe a
person of your office should be.
Brent N. Jones
Haw River, N.C.
