As it was in the days of Noah! Nevada senator comes out as gay during debate
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — As Nevada legislators emotionally debated a move toward same-sex marriage, one lawmaker rose to his feet and declared, “I’m gay.”
Nevada state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson says that he quickly picked up hundreds of new friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter.
“I never considered myself not out,” said Atkinson, a North Las Vegas Democrat. “I didn’t care who knew, I just didn’t ever think that I needed to make a public statement about it.”
However, he was moved to speak out late Monday night after listening to passionate, soul-searching testimony from his colleagues as they debated Senate Joint Resolution 13, which would abolish the heterosexual definition of marriage that’s been in the Nevada Constitution since 2002, when voters overwhelmingly approved the Protection of Marriage Act.
“I didn’t think. I just knew it was time,” Atkinson said.
http://news.yahoo.com/nevada-senator-comes-gay-during-debate-215504602.html
Michael D. Shoesmith
2013-04-24 20:30:12
Source: http://ppsimmons.blogspot.com/2013/04/as-it-was-in-days-of-noah-nevada.html
Source:
