Mayor Potter "discriminating against heterosexuals"
The Mrs. Oregon America Pageant, which showcases married women with talent and beauty, is upset with Mayor Tom Potter. Each year the pageant director writes the mayor of Portland and asks for a letter of congratulations for contestants. This year however, Mayor Potter had a different kind of letter. It stated...
"We've reviewed your request and will have to decline issuing your pageant a letter. On your website under the Eligibility criteria you list "We recognize a marriage as a union between one man and one woman". The City of Portland does not discriminate based on sexual orientation and recognizes everyone equally."
Libby Crawford the director of the pageant says that Mayor Potter turned her down because one particular pageant rule - the organization defines marriage as between "one man and one woman". Libby goes on to say that "He is really discriminating against heterosexual couples. So that means that he will support any other organization. Crawford says defining marriage is like other rules set in place for interested participants. "It also says in our rules that you have to be a natural born female... so... ya know".
Mayor Potter has been vocal in the past regarding GLBT issues. His own daughter is a lesbian as well. Go Tom! It's nice to have a mayor that stands up and actually has some balls.
"We've reviewed your request and will have to decline issuing your pageant a letter. On your website under the Eligibility criteria you list "We recognize a marriage as a union between one man and one woman". The City of Portland does not discriminate based on sexual orientation and recognizes everyone equally."
Libby Crawford the director of the pageant says that Mayor Potter turned her down because one particular pageant rule - the organization defines marriage as between "one man and one woman". Libby goes on to say that "He is really discriminating against heterosexual couples. So that means that he will support any other organization. Crawford says defining marriage is like other rules set in place for interested participants. "It also says in our rules that you have to be a natural born female... so... ya know".
Mayor Potter has been vocal in the past regarding GLBT issues. His own daughter is a lesbian as well. Go Tom! It's nice to have a mayor that stands up and actually has some balls.
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ByThis is awesome. I'm writing Mayor Potter a letter of thanks for taking this stance, and kindly declining to support an organization that is clearly discriminatory. Ms. Crawford can go ahead and try to spin this one around with the dribble she is attempting to say, "ya know", but defining marriage the way her organization has DOES discriminate against others who have been married, legally, say, in Canada. Her argument is full of leaks and I'm proud of Mayor Potter.
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I could not agree more. I applaud him for being so open and standing up for his beliefs. Mrs. Crawford seemed so taken back by this move by Potter. She did in fact vote for him, though said that she was "disappointed" by his decision.
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