April 24, 2004

Zanesville Times Recorder
34 S. 4th St.
 Zanesville, OH 43701

Dear Editors:

Your April 19 article about marriage, gender, sexual orientation
 and religion gave the unfortunate impression that Christians in 
particular and religious people in general are anti-gay.  While 
we cannot speak with any authority on religious diversity in 
Zanesville, there are religious organizations, congregations and 
clergy in a wide variety of faith traditions all across the country 
who believe that gender has no bearing on the ethicality or morality 
of relationships, and who work for the equal rights and legal 
protection of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and 
their families.  

Sincerely,
Barbara Lamond Purdom			
Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators