Isn’t it particular to see that Alaska Legal professional Basic Treg Taylor has discovered a brand new supporter to broaden his program to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people? Jim Minnery, president of the Alaska Household Council and no shrinking violet himself, has joined Taylor to oppose legislative efforts so as to add sexual orientation and gender equality as protected classes underneath Alaska’s anti-discrimination legislation.
Give me a break. How is it that these two frequently advocate their private agendas to the detriment of our fellow residents? Additionally puzzling, Minnery claims granting LGBTQ folks the identical rights as the remainder of us threatens “non secular liberty, privateness rights and freedom of expression.” However, Taylor claims he’s solely offering authorized recommendation to the administration, a place belied by his conservative previous in addition to the Sunday ADN editorial web page and quite a few different letters to the editor.
The one good factor I can see because of having Taylor’s and Minnery’s positions uncovered is that the remainder of us will probably be impressed to lend our help to our fellow LGBTQ residents and ship these two naysayers to the dustbin of historical past. It’s lengthy overdue that these folks keep out of different folks’s lives.
—Dolly Jens
Anchorage
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