Two Congressional Democrats Join GOP Anti-Gay Jihad In DC

A few weeks ago I mentioned how clueless Mormon demagogue and extremist Jason Chaffetz volunteered to lead the crusade against gay families in Washington, DC. I doubt it will get anywhere but Chaffetz and a couple dozen other congressional bigots signed on to a bill that would force the Washington, DC government to stop recognizing same-sex marriages. The bill was formally introduced by two of Congress' worst hate-mongers, Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Dan Boren (Blue Dog-OK). The man recently voted the most disliked member of Congress by his colleagues, Georgia reactionary Tom Price, couldn't wait to sign on as a co-sponsor. "Nothing," he said, "can be more important than the sanctity of our families." What a clown! I'm certain he doesn't even see any irony in his hateful statement. Presumably they're just practicing for this, the pending battle over Don't Ask, Don't Tell. It's why I'd like to see someone like Anthony Woods in Congress; it's about time!

DC is a heavily Democratic city. It is also heavily African-American. Chaffetz and the other bigots pushing the anti-gay agenda are also all notorious racists who are never on the same side of the battle lines as black people. Can they make common cause now? Some African-Americans, largely because of shameful cowardice and misdirection from candidate Obama, helped the Mormon bigots outlaw marriage equality in California last year. Ironically, when southern blacks and whites sought to marry in the 1950s and '60s they fled to Washington, DC, where it was legal. The Supreme Court didn't strike down "miscegenation" laws until 1964 (Loving v Virginia). Yesterday at Crooks and Liars we talked with singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, whose new album, The Loving Kind was inspired by an obituary she read last year when Mildred Loving died and talked about her struggle against racism in terms of the LGBT struggle against bigotry. Nanci's album comes out in 2 weeks and I hope many people in DC get a chance to hear it. If you haven't heard the title track, give it a listen: