Mindy

N.C. need to read what State Senator said about Blacks/Gays

Body: All need to read about our (NC) State Senator Jim Forrester
Body: This is Jim Forrester's phone number.. 919-715-3050 you may want to call this man after reading what he said... Joanie


Yes it's true, State Senator Jim Forrester - author of the marriage discrimination constitutional amendment that would cost $2-3 million just to implement during this economic tsunami - got himself into hot water last week when, according to the Statesville Record, he said that "slick city lawyers and homosexual lobbies and African American lobbies are running Raleigh."

The paper also reported that "Forrester noted that he 'is not against homosexuals.' He said he has gay patients who see him in his medical practice 'and I treat them like everyone else.'"

Many groups have demanded apologies, but Senator Forrester is having none of that unless you call this an apology (it's just too much like his some-of-my-best-friends-are-gay-patients argument): "'I wasn't trying to be ugly or anything like that, and if it came out that way, I apologize,' Forrester told the Gaston Gazette."

Now, here are two positive things you can do about this latest attempted assault on our dignity:

1. Plan to take a day off to attend our Day of Action on Tuesday, May 25, and we'll be sure to put together a large delegation to visit Senator Forrester and his colleagues. If you're LGBT and/or African American, be sure to make a double effort to attend!

2. Make a donation to Equality NC! We can't afford to have any illusions about Senator Forrester's intentions during the upcoming legislative session. Just think, if he's willing to say this kind of thing BEFORE the session even starts, what will he be willing to say AFTER?

Stay tuned for updates about our Day of Action and for action alerts as we get closer to the legislative session. We might have to fi