tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3710553959634186223.post6439048270480663978..comments2023-10-15T06:37:36.880-08:00Comments on Bent Alaska: Miller to Maddow on gay rights: "I wanna be straight with you"E. Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476036105493103595noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3710553959634186223.post-50746422446641358522010-10-28T09:23:46.848-08:002010-10-28T09:23:46.848-08:00I think the "I wanna be straight with you&quo...I think the "I wanna be straight with you" line wasn't insinuating anything to do homosexuality rather more of a phrase used to express his ideas. Like the line "let me be straight with you" I think more under that context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3710553959634186223.post-9843308981822970232010-10-27T22:50:41.730-08:002010-10-27T22:50:41.730-08:00I wasn't implying that activist be interviews,...I wasn't implying that activist be interviews, I was wondering why Tank didn't have the right info and Maddow have the right question around our issues..visibility is the main issue for this community, no?Maxine Doogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3710553959634186223.post-45852255771764703012010-10-27T15:27:06.555-08:002010-10-27T15:27:06.555-08:00Maxine: Maddow and her crew were not interested in...Maxine: Maddow and her crew were not interested in meeting Alaska LGBT political activists - their goal was to interview the 3 senate candidates and their supporters.<br /><br />If they wanted to meet local LGBT leaders, they could have found our groups right here on Bent Alaska. The ordinance testimony and news is posted as well; look in the right hand column of the blog and click on All Ordinance Posts.E. Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476036105493103595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3710553959634186223.post-60112109532049428412010-10-27T10:35:20.845-08:002010-10-27T10:35:20.845-08:00Yeah, Tank's well meaning comments aren't ...Yeah, Tank's well meaning comments aren't accurate nor do they make sense, but it's our own fault. The LGBT political activist community doesn't have visibility. Those of us who are out and active are busy wading through retaliation and resistance from our own side who can't see the benefits of going beyond the status quote of make phone calls and donations for some candidates who may or may not make public statements about supporting our issues. <br /><br />Where's all the photos, video and commentary from Equality Work's effort to pass the ordinance last summer in Anchorage? I'm asking because national shows like Maddow's usually do research on a an area near and dear to theirs, and our hearts, so they know who and what questions to ask and they've got a visual to use for their show. Because they didn't ask the right questions, it leads me to wonder what did they see when looking for Alaska LGBT political activists?Maxine Doogannoreply@blogger.com