Diputada valiente en Texas

Ayer el Congreso de Texas pasó un enmienda a la constitución del Estado prohibiendo el matrimonio entre ciudadanos del mismo sexo, cuando ni siquiera las leyes secundarias lo permitían. Pero antes de que eso ocurriera, una diputada de Houston, Senfronia Thompson, habló sobre lo que estaba ocurriendo.

"Members, I'm a Christian and a proud Christian. I read the good book and do my best to live by it. I have never read the verse where it says, 'Gay people can't marry.' I have never read the verse where it says, 'Thou shalt discriminate against those not like me.' I have never read the verse where it says, 'Let's base our public policy on hate and fear and discrimination.' Christianity to me is love and hope and faith and forgiveness -- not hate and discrimination.

I have served in this body a lot of years, and I have seen a lot of promises broken... So... now that blacks and women have equal rights, you turn your hatred to homosexuals, and you still use your misguided reading of the Bible to justify your hatred. You want to pass this ridiculous amendment so you can go home and brag -- brag about what? Declare that you saved the people of Texas from what?"

Todo el discurso es digno de leerse. Es refrescante ver que las mentes con un dejo de humanidad no han desaparecido de la faz de la Tierra.

(vía Towleroad).