"Homosexuals are sexual predators"

[jaysunb]

While most Americans celebrated the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Bill James, a County Commissioner in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, used it as an opportunity to bash LGBT people.

“Homosexuals are sexual predators,” James wrote. “Allowing homosexuals to serve in the U.S. military with the endorsement of the Mecklenburg County Commission ignores a host of serious problems related to maintaining U.S. military readiness and effectiveness, not the least of which is the current Democrat plan to allow homosexuals (male and female) to share showers with those they are attracted to.”

It’s not the first time Commissioner James has used his spot on the County Board to promote anti-gay bigotry. During debate over a domestic partnership bill, Commissioner James called homosexuality a “crime against nature” that should be prosecuted by police.

And last year, Commissioner James turned to a colleague whose son died from complications from AIDS, and called the son “a homo.” He then compared homosexuality to alcoholism, and argued that all gay people bring AIDS on themselves.

We can’t let this kind of hate speech by public officials go unanswered – and we have a chance in the next few days to do something about it.

Right now, the rest of the county commission is publicly debating whether to censure James. Condemnation by the commission would send a strong signal that bigotry by elected officers holds no place in our society.

Thousands of people from Mecklenburg and around the country already speaking out. Join them by signing the petition to the Mecklenburg County Board and tell them to censure James for his anti-gay attacks:

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/tell_mecklenburg_county_board_censure_anti-gay_politician_who_called_lgbt_people_sexual_predators

Thanks for taking action,

The Change.org team

[muffin1]

1. Done.

Well, as soon as my slooooowww computer loads the page!

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Done

[ThatsMyBarack]

23. Me, too

[racaulk]

3. Signed, and gladly so. n/t

[jaysunb]

4. I see the "unrec" crew is out in force

and were this an opinion piece I could understand your actions, but this is a call to every progressive and believer in equality for all to take action against bigotry and hate speech.

By attempting to sabatoge this thread while hiding your bigotry behind the unrec button is shameful !

:evilfrown:

[Zoeisright]

5. The correct phrase is "Some people are sexual predators."

Including, I would bet a million bucks, Commissioner Bill James. After all, projection is one of the things those repuke assholes do best.

[Mojeoux]

16. That's what I thought.

Especially that part about a law against homosexual "crimes against nature" being enforced by the cops.
He'll want to go on gay take-down drive alongs. "We gotta catch 'em in the act boys!"

[FiveGoodMen]

6. Signed. And rec'd.

[Cirque du So-What]

7. K & R

C'mon! They still need 641 sigs!

[roguevalley]

8. If he had said that about my dead son I would have beat the

living shit out of him and gone to jail happy. He would still be looking for body parts. What kind of sick weak self image, half a man attitude do you have to have to be this man? What a freak. Done.

[DesertFlower]

9. signed.

[Raster]

10. It won't be long until James is found trying to abuse children in a McDonalds bathroom.

Two words: Piece of shit PIG FUCKER

[yodermon]

11. as a Charlottean I apologize for the presence of this filthy fuck-fragment on any elected board. n/t

[PurityOfEssence]

12. Translation: people who have sex are sick

Scratch the surface of fundamentalist hatred of homosexuality, and you get fundamentalist hatred of ANY sex other than for shame-filled procreation.

Considering how freaked-out some people are by the merest of missionary moments, same-sex encounters must FREAK THEM OUT.

H.L. Mencken put it best when describing puritanism as "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy."

[DainBramaged]

13. Ignoramuses are ignorant, and allowing them to serve the public is suicide

These corncobs are just dumb fuckers.

[Starry Messenger]

14. I'm glad they are calling it the hate speech that it is.

There are several posters here who also promulgated that view at length without any consequences. The shower nannies seem to have gone quiet recently though.

[Canuckistanian]

15. Done

[walldude]

17. I was 4929 getting close to the 5000! n/t

[jaysunb]

18. Now at 6650

new goal 7500, old goal was 5000. :thumbsup:

[FreeState]

19. K&R

[Prophet 451]

20. Surprisingly, signed

The surprise is because I'm a Brit and normally, these things don't have an option for non-Americans. I'd also suggest a good beatdown is in order.

[sarcasmo]

21. Since DADT has been repealed the Hate speech has been ramped up. Just sad.

[blueamy66]

22. done

:-)