May 17, 2004

Everett Herald
Box 930
Everett, WA  98206

Dear Editors:

A May 11 letter writer who claimed to have “dear friends who are gay” 
was shocked by the presence of protestors at the Safeco field anti-gay 
marriage rally.  She might want to talk to her gay friends about the 
kind of abuse that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and 
their friends and families regularly endure at pro-gay religious 
conferences, worship services, and public celebrations.   She might 
also want to try attending a pro-gay religious conference, worship 
service, or public celebration to experience the love of the participants
 and the hatred of the protestors, or even better, attend the wedding of 
a same-gender couple to see for herself that marriage, unlike the Safeco 
field rally, poses no threat to anyone.


Sincerely,
Barbara Lamond Purdom			
Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators