Originally Posted by blondboinsd

How Did I know you were going to say that

Gavin isn't perfect. TRUST ME he has done plenty of things to warrant someone to be angry with him BUT I will always respect him.

Why?

I respect Gavin because he brought a voice to the LGBT Community and his contributions have greatly influenced the speed in which our prejudice changes to acceptance. Gavin stood up for the LGBT community at a time when realistically he could have killed himself politically. I will always admire him for standing up for a cause he believed in even with all the possibly consequences. That is truly wonderful. Future will remove the mistakes but I feel will always hold him as a true friend to the LGBT community when we needed a voice most. We (being the LGBT community) have been the punching bag for far to long (Prop 22, DOMA, Don't ask Don't Tell and recently Prop 8) and I applaud Gavin for his courage in standing up for us. I find that when people seek out culture and knowledge beyond the 4 walls of their church they find just how moronic it is the segregate a demographic and decide on how they should live their lives. Remember for every Jerry Falwell we have Harvey Milk and for each voice of hate we have a million people preaching equality.

NOW On the flip side. I don't support his "Universal Healthcare" Bid or the above referenced piece. It just depends on what you place more weight on.