Pro-gay agenda political scientists call for boycott of New Orleans meeing

Dan Pinello ^ | Dan Pinello

[mcvey]

Why We Endorse the Boycott of the 2012 APSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans

A 2004 amendment to the Louisiana Constitution denies marriage and “the legal incidents thereof” to same-sex couples. This provision places an affirmative burden on visiting lesbian and gay pairs, who may never have legally recognized relationships in Louisiana, regardless of their marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership in home states or countries. For example, the 2004 amendment may well invalidate, by operation of law, medical-care agreements signed outside of Louisiana between the members of same-sex couples because such documents touch the legal incidents of marriage which the state constitution withholds from those pairs.

As a result, the undersigned support the boycott of the American Political Science Association’s 2012 New Orleans conference and will not attend that meeting. We believe that a substantial risk of serious discrimination against visiting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) political scientists and their families exists in the Crescent City.

[mcvey]

I hope that Freepers will go to this site, check out those who signed, and, in our usual warm welcoming Freeper way, point out to them that there may be other points of view. Particularly before screwing New Orleans and the people of Louisiana for democratically expressing their views.

[Bitsy]

From Metairie, Louisiana response: Se ya. Wouldn’t want to be ya! In other words, so what!

[concerned about politics]

Why We Endorse the Boycott of the 2012 APSA Annual Meeting in New Orleans

So? Who cares? I'm sure they won't be missed. It may turn out to be one of the most peaceful meetings in years - no homos screaming in their faces and demanding obedience.

[rightwinggoth]

“We believe that a substantial risk of serious discrimination against visiting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) political scientists and their families exists in the Crescent City.”

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ironic, because NOLA is probably a gay-friendlier place than almost anywhere else in the deep south.

[VRWCmember]

For example, the 2004 amendment may well invalidate, by operation of law, medical-care agreements signed outside of Louisiana between the members of same-sex couples because such documents touch the legal incidents of marriage which the state constitution withholds from those pairs.

B-S!

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

“We believe that a substantial risk of serious discrimination against visiting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) political scientists and their families exists in the Crescent City.”

Evolution only occurs with HETEROSEXUAL relationships... How nice they are conforming with Darwinian theory by not attending.

[Help!]

So get a power-of-attorney (medical). Nothing to do with marriage.

[Dilbert San Diego]

These people are unbelievable. They are unhinged, perhaps in certain ways? They say that there is a serious risk of serious discrimination against visiting transgeneered gay, etc. ?? Is this for real or satire?

Where in America will they go? 30 states have constitutional amendments defining marriage in a way that excludes homosexual marriage. And only two states allow it, both by court order.

Remember years ago, when some liberal groups stopped having conventions in states that had not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment? We may see such a campaign over states and homosexual marriage. But as noted, so many states have offended their sensibilities with marriage amendments that they will have to hold all meetings only in the northeast, especially Massachusetts and Connecticut, with their legal homosexual marriage.

[RedMonqey]

They aren't concerned about gay marriage. This is a campaign of veiled bigotry against a city with a majority of people of colour and poor.

This is racism!!!

This is HATRED of the worse kind!!!

This is an Outrage!!!!

The American Political Science Association HATES Black poeople!!!

Somebody call Al and Jesse!!!!

(Pssst !!!Jessse. Where's my check?)