Gay former Jindal staffer reveals Jindal bigotry and nuttiness
This is a fantastic opinion piece--not just for the content (which does not surprise us here in Louisiana) but also for the powerful writing. (Yes, I realize that the writer worked for an a-hole, but let's hope that he uses his talent to serve progressive causes).
"I thought about all the years of rejection and times when I had seriously contemplated suicide. I thought of how my religious 'friends' had ostracized and ignored me when I came out. I thought about every time a politician or authority figure — society itself — had sneered or flinched at my existence.
Yet I’m still here, penitent and hopeful, because it gets better.
It gets better because Jindal’s signature strategy of rallying bigotry diminishes in power with each passing moment. Whatever procedural or bureaucratic chicanery he attempts in order to block our freedom to marry will be fruitless, petty and ultimately unsuccessful.
This Independence Day marks the final Fourth of July Louisiana will observe under Jindal’s dishonest, destructive administration — and also the first Fourth of July that queer Americans may marry whomever they choose. For many, that’s something worth celebrating — and as Jindal fades into irrelevance, my deepest hope is that Louisiana elects new leaders who govern differently, leaders who prize fairness, charity, dignity, prudence and kindness above all."
http://theadvocate.com/entertainment/12811416-148/guest-column-the-only-openly
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