Gay philanthropist Tim Gill and other LGBT advocates with deep pockets have launched Fight Back New York, a political action committee that will aggressively target New York State senators that opposed marriage equality.
The first target is Hiram Monserrate, one of eight shameful "Democrats" who voted against marriage equality and who was recently convicted of a vicious assault on his girlfriend. The Queens Democrat was expelled by the Senate on February 9 and is running to reclaim his seat. The group's first mailing features stills from the surveillance video of Monserrate dragging his injured girlfriend out of their building. The slashing of her face and dragging left her requiring more than 20 stitches. The New York Times adds: "In the three weeks that remain before the election, Fight Back New York expects to send out at least five different fliers, upwards of 100,000 pieces of mail."
Fight Back NY's Facebook page is HERE.
Another flier that will sent to voters is AFTER THE JUMP ...
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is awesome. Like I've said before, politicians WILL NOT fight nor legislate equality UNLESS we exercise our political power and enforce repercussions on those who choose otherwise.
The Republicans has had free reign in using scare tactics, religious institutions, NOW LARGE BUSINESSES (all thanks to the SCOTUS) to push their agenda and hate across this nation - AND IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL EACH AND EVERY TIME.
Democratic voters (& Dem leaning Independents) should have recieved a well deserved wake up call and reality check about the mindset and willingness (or lack therof) on the lengths many of our so called politicians will go to ensure equality for GLBT people, now its time to fight fire with fire.
Jersey State Equality has gotten the message and is changing gears, and now Fight Back New York.
I pray this will start a successful trend of energizing GLBT people to demand, fight, and proactively seek their rightful equality under the law.
Posted by: Da'Realist One | 01 March 2010 at 12:37