GLBT Community United, Contrary to Liberty Education Forum Ad Campaign

It has never been my desire to criticize any members or organizations of our GLBT Community

for their beliefs. We each have our issues that we direct our efforts toward in the hope of making

that positive difference in the lives of our GLBT brothers and sisters. Whether we agree or disagree

on which issues are of most importance to our community. We must respect each others choices

and support each others dedicated efforts on behalf of our community. We must not criticize or try

to force others to follow our personal views or beliefs. As long as the each of our intended results

we are working to achieve, does not have an adverse effect on the lives of GLBT's. Only when we

see, their actions in fact, is adversely effecting GLBT's lives. Do we have an obligation to speak

out against their actions and implore them to stop causing harm to our community.

So, I am not comfortable speaking out against the ads being run by the Liberty Education Forum,

but, am compelled to. I believe the statements being made are grossly inaccurate and they portray

our community in an extremely negative light. What is most disheartening and alarming to me is that

they will feed those who are a constant threat to us with even more misinformation. One would think

these ads were from the likes of the Robertson's, Farwell's and others Anti-Gay Groups. Who we

would expect to make such ludicrous and negative analogies of GLBT's and our community in whole.

It causes me, and would think most GLBT's and GLBT's Organizations, what possibly could the Log

Cabin's Republican leader Rich Tafel and Kevin Ivers be thinking? Not to mention, where did they

come up with these figures showing that the GLBT Community en masse is opposing the President,

especially, in this time of war. This horrific terrorist attack has also taken loving partners of many of

our brothers and sisters. We are, as with all Americans, united against terrorism and want President

Bush to succeed in his mission to end terrorism. To imply this is not the case, you are insulting the

integrity and patriotism of all GLBT's. For this alone, Mr. Trafel and Mr. Ivers, I say "How Dare You and

You web site states, Liberty Education Forum (LEF), is a brand new educational think tank , dedicated

to new ideas and new directions for the gay community, with a centrist approach. The LEF's ideas and directions that you are to express in your ads. Shows the GBLT Community, your think tank needs to do

more research into what is taking place in our community and what you can do to better the lives of your

GLBT brothers and sisters. You must do less thinking about what benefits LEF will gain by pandering to

the ideals of those who oppose and repress our community. If you persist in spewing negative inaccurate

facts, in shameful attack our us. The damage you will cause to our community and our lives, will be more devastating than any anti-gay hate group could ever hope to.

Should we remain silent and refuse to be actively involved,
Then, we lose all right to complain on how things are or should be,
But, if we join our voices together with others and speak out loudly,
And, if we get actively involved working together in the pursuit of change,
Only then, will we all have much less to complain about. Z.