Colorado Governor Bill Ritter made many a homo happy this weekend.
The politico sealed the legislative deal and signed a comprehensive non-discrimination bill, which includes sexual orientation and gender identity. While Ritter tried to keep fan fare to a minimum didn't release a statement, Senator Jennifer Veiga offered her congratulations, "I think it's a step in the right direction for Coloradans and civil rights."
Official silence didn't keep the righteous Focus On The Family from voicing their opposition. Founder James Dobson claims that Colorado's lawmakers are as "radical" as those in California and just want to "appease" the gays. Not that we're surprised by such an insane argument – Focus did did release those wretchedly panicked ads equating queers with sexual predators.
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Badass. As for Focus on the Family, it's a gnat that just won't stop buzzing.
Bravo, Bill Ritter. You're a good man.
Focus on the Family and similar corporations are not really trying to be hateful. Their primary purpose is fund-raising to pay the salaries of the executives. Gay-bashing has been a reliable way to raise funds for about three decades. However, as society has become more tolerant, it is becoming more difficult to raise funds that way. So they have to put out messages that are ever more strident and alarming. Their panicked alarms over every little thing are nothing more than desperate attempts to raise money.
Fortunately, most people are now realizing that gay people are people, too. The counter to these desperate alarms is simple — just remind people that every gay person is a human being, and a member of a family, and that many gay people have children themselves.