"Liberal Queer"

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

To quote something from the article:

"Later, Marcel-Keyes told CNN her parents “were not too pleased” when they learned she was a lesbian, but she said she loves them “very much, and they love me. They can’t support my activities.” "

Seems to me like they have a relationship like a lot of families. Parents disapprove of actions taken by their child (speaking of homosexual acts, rather than who she is as a person), they have some conflict over it, but they love each other - her own words. Sounds like a family in which there are differences, but when the child grows to adulthood, the parents love the child even though they may disapprove of certain activities.

I fail to see why this is a tremendous story. Why is it that any conservative individual with a gay child - Cheney, Keyes - can't do anythign right? Weren't there comments about Cheney expointing his lesbian daughter by having her up on the stage with them at political events and the like? I would suggest that if the lesbian daughter was hidden there would be cries that he must be ashamed.

Oh, gee- maybe it's because of sentiments he's expressed in the past, such as: "Her father, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Illinois last year, created a stir in August when he said during an interview that homosexuality was “selfish hedonism” and that Vice President Dick Cheney’s lesbian daughter was a sinner."

Pretty strong stuff.