Libertarian Gravel says, “I’ve got your gay back!”
Former Senator and Former Democrat Mike Gravel may have switched parties — he’s now jockeying to be the Libetarian Presidential candidate — but he hasn’t changed his tune about his devotion to the LGBT community. He’s going to keep fighting our fight, even if no one’s paying much attention. (You can’t fault him for that certainly.)
Gravel’s pals with the bloggers over at Queerty and he penned them a note pledging his unflinching allegiance to help further queer politics in the world at large, especially gay marriage.
Refresh your memory by watching Gravel gab about gay marriage at Logo’s Presidential Forum last summer. And after the jump, read chunks of his note to Queerty. Here’s a good bit: “Did you notice that after the corporate media dumped me from the debates, gay marriage ceased being a major issue? As a third party candidate I’ll make sure marriage equality moves back into the national spotlight.”
Go Mike!
Here’s Gravel’s missive to Queerty:
This week I dropped out of the Democratic Party and announced that I am now running for president under the Libertarian Party. Over the past year, I tried to convince the Democratic Party to join the fight for marriage equality. I told audiences throughout the country that as long as our government deprives gays and lesbians of full rights, including the right to marry, we are guilty of relegating millions of our fellow Americans to second-class citizenship.
On gay marriage, there’s no difference between the presumptive Republican and Democratic nominees. Neither of them believes you are worthy of equal rights. This disgusts me and it should disgust you.
Throughout my campaign, the LGBT community has been my greatest ally (especially Queerty!). When HRC refused to invite me to their gay issues debate, you barraged their offices with phone calls and emails until they caved. You stood up for me and I stood up for you by challenging my opponents to grow up and embrace gay marriage.
Did you notice that after the corporate media dumped me from the debates, gay marriage ceased being a major issue? As a third party candidate I’ll make sure marriage equality moves back into the national spotlight. My battle against homophobia in the Democratic Party may be over, but my fight for your rights has only just begun.
Senator Mike Gravel
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