Why Doesn't Dave Wilson Get a Hobby?

For a man who disapproves so strongly of homosexuals, Dave Wilson sure spends a lot of time worrying about their affairs. Wilson has lead efforts to deny benefits for City of Houston homosexual employees, created a committee to ban same sex or unmarried couple's benefits, and, most recently, distributing a whopping 35,000 fliers voicing his opposition to mayoral hopeful, Annise Parker because she is a lesbian. I wonder if he still has time to go to church so he can tell God about all the "good" he is doing.

Wilson States,"Is this the image Houston wants to portray?" Well, it's about time Houston portrayed an image other than oil refineries, crime and, if Wilson had his way, bigotry.
I grew up in one of the many suburbs in Houston, and from my experience, change isn't something firmly grasped by the hands of many of it's citizens.

Wilson claims that "Just because Annise Parker is a lesbian doesn't qualify her to be mayor of Houston," but in what way would that disqualify her? Perhaps he fears Houston's skyline will be painted in rainbow colors and doused in glitter.

Of course, everyone has the right to their opinions and beliefs no matter how unjust they may appear. Wilson fears ("fears" being the operative word) the affects of homosexuality. His two gay uncles both died of AIDS, and that may have some bearing on his anxieties towards the gay and lesbian community.

Nonetheless, unwarranted spreading of hate propaganda and claims that "...homosexual behavior, to any society that has embraced it, has led to the extinction of that society," are just absurd notions. Perhaps the people of Houston recognize the absurdity and hopefully regard it when deciding if they side with or against Annise Parker. Perhaps the people of Houston will decide their opinions on values of merit. Why must candidates or elections be decided upon race, sexual preference, age, religion or gender? It's as if there is a checklist you must pass before you are even regarded by your political merits.

Parker may very well become a "poster child" for a gay and lesbian movement towards politics. I say, good for her. There is a large gay and lesbian community that is just as much a part of Houston and it's culture as Bible-beating super-conservatives.

Dave Wilson may not have the type of mind you can change or even open, but as a straight, semi-christian man myself, I say, "What is to fear, realistically?" You can't be changed or converted unless you want to, and if your convictions are so strong, then they wouldn't waiver in the presence of something new or different.