Anti-Palin Protesters Push Back
Sarah Palin, the much debated and gay-hated vice-presidential running mate was in Asheville, North Carolina yesterday. There she did not fare much better than the last band of Christian activists protesting the town’s large gay population.
I wonder, why would Palin, a staunch anti-gay politician and Republican, go to the one city in North Carolina where she is doomed from the start?
Friends in the area informed me of the massive protests surrounding her appearance in the city. Last week in Grand Junction, Colorado protesters threw themselves in front of her motorcade to stop her movement.
Just yesterday CNN reporters wrote that aides to the McCain-Palin camp were suggesting that she had “gone rogue,” in terms of the campaign.
Palin also broke with McCain’s platform last week to announce that she is in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
So, why Asheville? Known to many as one of the unofficial gay capitals of the East Coast, it is home to many (especially lesbian) couples. The city is also home to a progressive hippie movement.
The supporters at Palin’s rally were mostly people who had traveled from other rural areas of the county and state. What is sure is that the city itself was not happy to have her, and they made that point clear.
Asheville, in many ways, can be seen as a speaking point for the gay community, and they are saying “No!” to the spokeswoman for hatred dressed up all nice and pretty.
