Do More/TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1"> <H1>Do More</H1> <P>Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 17:18:25 -0400 (EDT)</P> <P>Hi everyone, </P> <P>Well, many of your are already aware of this truly horrendous gaybashing murder, and I am sure many of you are as sick over it as I am. A friend of mine who does research compiled this and passed it along to me. It's every major news account worldwide about the murder.</P> <P>Reading through it, you will see the same details over and over, but for me, the repetition has failed to diminish any of the anger and revulsion I am feeling about this right now. </P> <P> So what is my point? Well, if it prompts any extra activism in any of you, good. If you needed some prodding to go out and beat a drum for the cause, even if it means perhaps having to have one semi-unpleasant conversation with someone to stand up for your rights, good. Some of you already do that and some of you, whom I might not know as well, might not; so don't be offended. Basically, I find the NYC gay political scene completely staid. Not one vigil has taken place here, that I am aware of. That's a very sad state of affairs. So I am looking into being a lot more politically active starting now. And if I can impart a sense of that to any of you (except Mike out in Kansas--he's more political than most of us combined!), good. Even if it means opening a checkbook or writing a letter to a lawmaker in your corner of the world, good. Whatever your level of activism, just raise it a notch that is comfortable for you. There is no way we couldn't all benefit from raising the volume, however slightly. </P> <P> Meanwhile, over at <A HREF="http://www.wiredstrategies.com/shepard.html">Wired Strategies/Mathhew Shepard Resources</A> I just read that that asshole, the Rev. Phelps of Topeka, KS, is planning to picket the funeral. Can you believe this audacity? If ever there was a time for a second Stonewall, this seems like the set-up. Fred Phelps is a known evil for having picketed the funerals of gay men who have died of AIDS. This pretty much sums up what a hateful person he is. It all defies logic and reason how people like this actually think God is going to be welcoming them on the other side.</P> <P> If you feel like passing this along to any and all people you know, good. If there is one chain letter I want to see heading back to me, it's one like this. </P> <P> Love, <BR><BR> Seth</P> <HR> <P>Click here to go back to <A HREF="index.html">my homepage</A>.</P> <HR> <H6>Copyright (c) 1998, Seth J. Bookey, New York, NY 10021, sethbook@panix.com </H6> </BODY> </HTML>