Iraq a Gay Issue? This weekend saw another
rally in our nation's capital opposing military action to remove
Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. On this matter, IGF contributor
Rick Rosendall has a
timely column in the Washington Blade taking issue with those,
such as gay Muslim activist Faisal Alam, who argue gay groups
should oppose the war, in Rosendall's words
"without showing the slightest awareness of which side actually treats gays better. (Hint: It's the one that allows gay Muslims to organize and publish op-eds.)"
Also of interest is syndicated columnist Hastings Wyman's recent roundup of where gay movement organizations stand in relation to the question -- and the not surprising fact that many on the LGBT left favor joining the alliance opposing action to free the Iraqi people, and the world, from this monster.