If you missed this story, last week, Janice Daniels, mayor of Troy, Michigan, embarrassed herself quite a bit when one of her Facebook posts started going viral. In it, she complained that she would have to throw away her “I Love NY carrying bag” now that “queers” are allowed to get married there.
This prompted a lesbian couple named Amy and Tina, who have children, to show up at the city council meeting and explain a few things to Ms. Daniels. The resulting video is amazing:
Standing ovation well deserved!
[h/t Andy]
I applaud Amy and her family for facing Mayor Daniels with love and strength and forgiveness, and for being positive role models for gays and lesbian families everywhere.
Amy did this with enormous class, diplomacy and dignity. She sends a much better message than I sometimes do with my fierce anger. I am very impressed. Amy came off as a suburban mother of two young children who happens to be gay – which is precisely what Amy is.
It’s heartwarming when a loving gay family stands up and says, “NO!” It gives unrepentant homophobes a chance to see the real Americans they are injuring.
What was the mayor’s response? Was she humbled and shamed? Seriously, I doubt it. Just keep watching for another remark sometime in the future. Would love to read her personal emails. Amy is made of much better stuff than I am. I would have been unable to contain my fury at a sitting mayor who demeans any of her citizenry.