Not long ago, in Chattanooga, TN, the city council voted to extend benefits to partners of same sex city workers ... Yay! Great day for Chattanooga. After all, this proud city was standing for progress, and standing up to long held discriminatory views held by many in the South. Then the second act began to unfold. Follow me after the fold.
You see, the measure to extend benefits was pushed by the city's first openly gay councilmember. And oh boy the bigots began to come out of the woodwork in very short order!
About a dozen people from Chris Anderson's Seventh District showed up at the Hamilton County Election Commission on Friday afternoon to deliver a petition asking that he be recalled.
(Please forgive me. I can't get the linking feature to work.
http://chattanoogan.com/... )
All because of one issue? Surely there were other reasons besides just the fact that Mr. Anderson wants to treat all people fairly? Or maybe not...
"We have people dying, we have shots being fired in people's houses. Young folks are dying, being shot, schools and things like that, but he only address the homosexual needs of his people," added Alton Park business owner Mahmood Abdullah.
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http://www.wdef.com/... )
Long story short. The religious right, along with their allies, are trying to undo the progress that the elected officials of the city have made. Please go to the link below and vote in the poll about whether Chris Anderson should be recalled. Help us to represent the view of the silent majority in Chattanooga... that all people should be treated equally and fairly here.
Poll can be found here... http://chattanoogan.com/...