January 18th, 2013
Joe Jervis, of Joe.My.God, and Clark Cooper, former head of Log Cabin Republicans don’t see eye to eye on much. One is a fierce fighter for progressive causes and the other a defender of conservative principles. But while they may not agree on how to get there – or even what “there” looks like – both are battling for a day when Americans, irrespective of sexual orientation, are equal under the law.
Sometimes it’s nice to remember that. And that while they may differ, both are gay men, part of a greater LGBT community, and – most importantly – human.
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Jim Burroay
January 18th, 2013
Which reminds me. It’s been way too long since we’ve hung out at the Abby, Timothy…
chiMaxx
January 19th, 2013
The same could be said of Timothy Kincaid and Barney Frank–and I’d love to see a picture of the two of you like this.
Lucrece
January 19th, 2013
Nah, that would be like Joe Jervis and Jimmy LaSalvia together;it goes too far.
Robert
January 19th, 2013
Amen Lucrece!!
Timothy Kincaid
January 19th, 2013
Okay, you did make me chuckle.
But, though he may irritate the bloody hell out of me, though I think his priorities are Barney first, Party second (and third and fourth) and community some distant fifth, I do recognize that we are on the same side. And if I ever meet Congressman Frank, I’ll try to have my picture taken with him.
Not to suggest that there is ANY comparison, but this weekend I saw the lone picture of MLK and Malcolm X. They met but once, briefly. Again, two people fighting the same cause as differently as could be.
Timothy Kincaid
January 19th, 2013
Jim – any time.
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