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21 Dec 2008 01:39 pm
When Melissa Met Rick
An interesting meeting, as reported by Juan Cole:
I was told that Warren's friends among the MPAC Muslim community had
urged him to call Melissa Etheridge Friday night in the run-up to their
being (serially) on the same stage Saturday night, and that he did so
and they talked for half an hour. During his address, Warren mentioned
also seeing Etheridge backstage on Saturday.
Local television in
Los Angeles showed a short clip of Etheridge after the event asking gay
leaders to reach out to Warren, just as they wanted him to reach out to
them.
This stance was big of her, since she and her partner had planned to marry but were prevented from doing so by the same Proposition 8 that Warren worked for,
and she was so upset she suggested she would refuse to pay California
taxes since she is obviously not considered a full citizen by her
fellow Californians.
Cole was impressed with Warren. I join Melissa in seeking a way to begin a public dialogue with Warren on gay issues.
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