Dear readers on my blog:
You and I have a special friendship and I want to share my dream of the future of this
country. It's a dream where we will all be treated equally under the law. And I am
writing to ask you to vote for John Kerry and John Edwards on November 2 to make this
dream a reality.
While this election impacts all Americans, it is absolutely critical to us. Another four
years of George Bush is nearly unthinkable. It means a continued abandonment of sound
HIV/AIDS policy and funding, a continued attack on basic protections for ourselves and
our youth, and a federal bench, including the Supreme Court, packed with more Justices
like Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
Permit me a quick synopsis on the Bush record:
• Advocates for a federal constitutional amendment banning marriage, civil unions
and domestic partnership benefits
• Believes that gays and lesbians should not be protected from workplace
discrimination, calling such needed protection "special rights"
• Cuts funding for AIDS care and prevention programs and nominates homophobes
to his own Advisory Council, including one who called AIDS a "gay plague."
We cannot accept the status quo. We can make a difference by electing John Kerry and
John Edwards. John Kerry is a leader who has stood with us in our darkest days -- from
standing up to DOMA, to fighting the horrendous Don't Ask, Don't Tell military policy,
to calling for full federal protections for our families.
In a Kerry/Edwards administration, hope is on the way for HIV. They support fully
funding Ryan White AIDS Act, allowing states to use Medicare to care for people with
HIV and fully funding the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative.
I am proud to be a GLBT American and I want to live in an America that will judge me
for my contributions to society. President Bush believes that our rights as Americans
should be relegated to second-class status simply because of who we are. John Kerry will
ensure that our rights as citizens are upheld. He's been at our side for over two decades.
This election may very well determine our future. Please join me in voting for John
Kerry and John Edwards on November 2 and ensuring that all citizens of our great nation
will be treated equally.
Warmly,
Joshua P. Angell- Voice Of The Austin Majority
