Gay partnership foes want names private

[WillParkinson]

Source: The Associated Press

Gay partnership foes want names private

(Olympia, Wash.) Sponsors of a campaign to overturn Washington state’s domestic partnership law have asked the state’s Public Disclosure Commission to keep the names of their donors secret because they say the supporters have received threats.

In a letter sent Thursday, Protect Marriage Washington asked the commission to hold an emergency hearing and requested that “any disclosures made prior to any hearing be held under seal.”

An attorney for the R-71 campaign, Stephen Pidgeon, wrote that a threat posted on the Web site Queer Equality Revolution was forwarded to the FBI.

On the Web site, which says it is run by John Bisceglia of Bellingham, Bisceglia wrote that he advocated using violence “against the property of ALL of those who are working tirelessly to HURT my family; starting with churches and government property. Government is enabling a vote on whether or not I `should be allowed’ to see my husband while he is dying in a hospital - any NORMAL man would be driven to get a gun and kill those who tried such evil cruelty against his loved ones.”



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[Robb]

1. No. nt

[Downwinder]

8. Have I missed something? I have seen a number of

headlines of straight on gay violence. But I have yet to see one of gay on straight violence. Can someone post some links for me?

[crim son]

15. You obviously don't remember, was it Limpballs' story,

about a gang of lesbians going around attacking people. :sarcasm:

[donco6]

2. Too bad, so sad.

It's unconstitutional to wage anonymous campaigns.

[Sub Atomic]

3. Fuck them. They want to legislate their hate and bigotry therefore their identity should be open.

Anybody who dares to attempt to restrict Civil Rights for another American citizen should be publicly shamed every time they go out.

Fuck these self-centered isolationist pricks. They can go and fucking live in Siberia if they want to live in their own personal seclusion.

[LeftinOH]

4. Um, no.

[Iggo]

5. They want to deny people civil rights?

Then they should be proud to stand up and be counted.

[tomm2thumbs]

6. it isn't gonna happen - probably puts his info into public records more prominently

(irony)

they'll go get the one person who threatened him if that is what they are calling it and hold them accountable. and he can continue to do his thing and see how it goes. if everyone claimed threats we'd all be anonymous from 2nd grade when bullies start their special magic.

[Politicalboi]

7. Poor babies

Thier names should be printed in newspapers.

[Rebubula]

9. Sorry assholes..

...(actually NOT sorry) but if you want to deny people basic rights - You need to stand up for what you believe in and take the consequences.

No more should anonymous people be allowed to perpetuate their hatred without debate.

Now...I do NOT advocate violence against anyone that is not actively violent (yes, we can debate about this one) in their methods.

[varun]

10. KKK also want anonymity

hide behind the mask, haters!

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. +10!

[Bluenorthwest]

11. The marriage defenders are all cowards, all of them

they obviously do not really believe a word of what they spew against others, if they did they would be proud to stand up and be counted. Faith Based bags of hate. And frightened of their own shadows.

[MessiahRp]

12. Fuck that. Bigots need to be called out for their bigotry.

This reminds me of those people that see a black man and whisper to their white friends stereotypes about them to insult them but when that black man talks to them they act all cool with them.

Sorry but you're a fucking bigot even if you don't say it out loud. Bigots should get no cover and if they're ashamed of the reaction their views bring, maybe that says something about how fucking wrong your views are.

Rp

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. So they have a right to privacy, but others don't have the right to marry?

Despicable!

[Libertas1776]

16. What?

Are they afraid the flaming queerstapo is going to grab them up in the middle of the night and take them to socialist internment camp and turn them...F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S! (snaps finger)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

17. As if gay people haven't received threats.

I have no sympathy for these assholes who want to force their version of morality on the rest of the world. They pose a threat to human decency.

[Heidi]

18. No. (nt)

[proteus_lives]

19. Cowards.

These reptiles should be dragged into the light.