New Hampshire town manager whose gay son died of cancer at 35 quits after fellow board member told him homosexuality was 'an abomination' and local came to meeting to say his late son was 'in hell with the devil'

Daily Mail UK ^ | January 10, 2024 | Isabelle Stanley

[Morgana]

A New Hampshire town manager - whose gay son died aged 35 - has resigned over 'painful' homophobic comments made by a state senator.

Jim Gleason was the town manager of Littleton, New Hampshire, until he handed in his resignation on Monday citing a 'toxic work environment'.

His resignation followed months of tension in Littleton after a row broke out over three LGBTQ murals in public areas of the town.

State Senator Carrie Gendreau, who sits on the Littleton Select Board, spoke out against the pro-LGBTQ paintings back in August saying they were 'demonic' and adding: 'I don't want that in our town.'

She went on to tell the Boston Globe that she thought homosexuality is an 'abomination'.

Addressing the comments in his resignation letter seen by the Globe, Gleason said: 'This deeply hurt me and my family, as my late son Patrick was gay.'

His son Patrick died from cancer at the age of 35.

He added: 'Carrie never apologized or addressed this issue and continued to use derogatory language like "Queer" in my presence.'

On top of the comments made by Gendreau, in October, a resident went to the town office to protest against a local production of La Cage aux Folles - which stars a gay couple.

Gleason said that while protesting the play, the resident 'said she hoped I was happy Patrick was in hell with the devil where he belonged.'

When approached by the Globe, the resident said the claims were 'bull****' and said: 'He’s just trying to make a big issue out of nothing.'

Gleason had been town manager since March 2021, but said the months of controversy proved too much, forcing him to resign.

[NetAddicted]

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[fwdude]

I must have missed the fact that Jesus was on this thread.

You broached the subject of Christian behavior. Christian: of or relating to Christ Jesus.

[fwdude]

More directly, homosexuals expose themselves at a much higher rate to human papilloma virus (HPV) than the general population, in areas which are… hard to treat.

Many HPV strains actually cause cancer.

[Jamestown1630]

And then there’s arrogating to oneself the authority of Jesus.