Based on a post on the Seattle Men's Chorus list -- Peter's partner sings with them as does LOMLFOML -- it's obvious to me that the comment was inconsistent with the understanding of Gene that Peter and his partner shared. He didn't defend him, just reposted the 1999 Advocate opinion pieve in which Gene posted about how he felt about his gay son.
It's a complex situation -- I wrote Peter and his partner with a note of sympathy. I find it interesting that that's one of my first thoughts now, whereas 15 to 25 years ag I probably would have dismissed my gay brothers' pain and focused only on my outrage.
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Date: 2006-01-07 11:15 pm (UTC)It's a complex situation -- I wrote Peter and his partner with a note of sympathy. I find it interesting that that's one of my first thoughts now, whereas 15 to 25 years ag I probably would have dismissed my gay brothers' pain and focused only on my outrage.