At times in our society we may believe that we are insulated from the hate that others spew forth into our world. This is sadly not the case even in liberal NY where homophobia is still regarded as an acceptable worldview. It boggles me how bigots minds work. You think that if you live in a place like NY then you are in such a diverse melting pot that these types of beliefs don't exist here. Discrimination can only occur in OTHER places like Alabama or Mississippi or states that have traditionally been against any type of social integration.
Well my answer is that bigotry can happen anywhere and still does.
Bless their hearts.
Link to the story over at Blierico.com
A mom in Baldwin, New York RSVP'ed to a small child's birthday party invitation with a vile anti-gay screed.
Little Sophia turns 7 in a few weeks, so her two dads decided to throw her a party and invite her friends to celebrate. One of those friends is Tommy, whose mom Beth is apparently a rabid homophobe. She returned the invitation with the following response:
"Tommy will NOT attend. I do not beleive [sic] in what you do and will not subject my innocent son to your 'lifestyle.' I am sorry Sophia has to grow up this way. If you have an issue or need to speak to me: !!!-###-**."
Sophia's dads were understandably furious, so they sent the letter off to local radio station K-98.3, who posted it on Facebook. The station adds that they contacted Beth, who "gave us permission to post her phone number and said anyone who has a problem with what she wrote can call her, too!"
-bold by me-
She could have left her hate at the door. Simply not responding would have been better then sending a hateful message back to the parents. Why in this day and age does it matter what two consenting adults do with their lives? Isn't it enough that they are in a committed relationship, raising a child, and paying taxes? While they do not need this ladies approval to live their lives in the manner in which they please - it is good that these two men decided not to take the hate lying down.
NY will not tolerate this type of bigotry. She is free to hate but she is not free from criticism.
We live in a time where these views of hatred are antiquated and no longer acceptable to voice. It drives conservatives mad that they are no longer able to spew evil and get away with it. They continually fight to have their hatred cloaked in religious ideology elevated above the rights of others to freely express their love for one another.
Well I'm glad these two dads took a stand. Their daughter is a lucky little girl.
10:08 PM PT: I'll see if there is an update in the morning with the story. Please share it as light is one of the best remedies for this type of hate.
Sat Feb 15, 2014 at 7:52 PM PT: It was a hoax and I am sorry to the community.