By Sabrina Samone, TMP

Politically, TBGL people vary in their beliefs just as any other groups. Even so, can’t deny I was a little shocked to know of Trans people that were republicans, but as a wise woman once told me, it takes many people to make the world go round. Many in the tblg advocacy group maybe a little weary of expressing their political affiliation out of fear of excluding any future supporters. While I can support some ‘sane’ fiscal responsibility in government, am an unashamed, flaming, and left-wing liberal on social issues. If a person shows you who you are, believe them. As Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford was proud to be and show how anti-TBGL he was, so why are we expecting a different demonstration?
November 2002 Mark Sanford, then Governor not only was in favor of restricting marriage to a union only between a man and a woman but he also opposed civil unions. He also opposed continuing affirmative action in colleges and university admissions and voting yes on banning gay adoptions. He was and still is so anti-tbgl that he also voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act, that would have made amends in the Federal judicial code to provide that no state, territory or possession of the United States or Indian tribe shall be required to give effect to any marriage between person of the same sex under the laws of any other such jurisdiction or to any right or claim arising from such relationship.
 

Now as a candidate for the first congressional district, Sanford wants his old job as a representative again. Giving him the power to propose and vote on bills like, you guessed it, marriage equality and affirmative action legislation. He’s asking for our forgiveness and understanding, not an impossible task actually if you’re a minority, that is, those of use that want to be judged by our character and not by the color of our skin or whom we choose to love. Then again, character, is the issue with Mark Sanford; he’s proven to us with anti anyone else that’s not like him legislation, infidelity, abuse of an elected office, misuse of tax payer funds and earning the public’s mistrust. My question is, though we can forgive someone of being human, are we going to give them the power, again, to deny us the respect we deserve as human beings? Capable of legally loving whom we choose, be given a fair chance in the work place and in college admissions.

 

The reaction to Sanford then, caused the SC Pride Movement, to honor him with a “so gay” award for his blatant discrimination against the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community of South Carolina and those tourists who are now less likely to visit SC because of his comments, your homophobia is “So Gay’!