Stonewall Members and Friends:Last Friday, Brad Lander, one of Bob Zuckerman's opponents in the 39th City Council District race, placed an ad in a Yiddish newspaper in Boro Park that refers to LGBT people as "abominations" and "immoral." As the Courier-Life Publication states, "the [ad] was aimed directly at Orthodox readers, who equate 'abominations' with homosexuals." The ad also states that "it would be a desecration of the name of God to support the other candidates...." City Hall News, September 2009.
Homophobia is never acceptable. Not by someone who has been calling himself a progressive. Not by saying one thing in one community and saying something else elsewhere when eyes are turned. Not now. Never.
It's not the first time Brad Lander has courted homophobes. He embraced the support of Assembly Member Dov Hikind, who has compared same-sex marriage to incest and said that LGBT people killed during the Holocaust should not be recognized in Brooklyn's Holocaust Memorial Park.
Divisive tactics like this--straight out of Karl Rove's playbook--turn people off from politics altogether.
Don't let these tactics work for Brad Lander.
There are just 11 days left for all of us to stand up against this
insidious brand of homophobia and deception, stand up for progressive
values, and stand up for a genuine progressive like Bob Zuckerman to
represent ALL of us.
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Email Jake or call 718-360-1460 and let him know when you can
volunteer for Bob's historic campaign. They'll be lit dropping this
weekend, and phone banking every night from Monday through Election Day on Sept. 15.
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Contribute to the campaign and help them get their message out!
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Forward this email to everyone you know, especially people who may live in the 39th district, which includes Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, and Boro Park.
Together, we can do this.
Sincerely,
Shahid waheed
President
PO Box 514, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113 ? 212-330-6572 • as0345@gmail.com
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