Even when we do not run on our platform of being Gay the right wing feels our very presence is a threat to themselves.
A candidate for City council in Charlottesville has been getting the anonymous threat treatment.
Halfaday, one of seven Democrats who’ll compete for three City Council nominations in Saturday’s party primary, said one of his promotional fliers was returned to his campaign mailing address on Aug. 7 with his face crossed out and the message: “Democrat Don’t Want You Homo.”
Of course our actually being a target of right wingers is dismissed.
Halfaday said he sought legal advice about the flier, but was told that it didn’t constitute a threat, so there was little he could do about it.
Apparently this candidate had no intention on running on a civil rights platform. Yet he still received threats. So much about not being blatant and they leaving us alone.
“Since day one of this campaign, I’ve tried to keep positive, keep my attention focused on the main goals of my campaign,” Halfaday said. “These were little minor speed bumps in the campaign but they hit home because they attack my lifestyle, even though my lifestyle wasn’t on my platform.”
So even when we just try and belong to our community we are threatened.
James Halfaday is breaking new ground in Charlottesville, Virginia, by becoming the first openly gay candidate to run for city council.
Why is it even running for city council garners hate?
And, as he faces off against other Democrats, Halfaday says he's also contending with homophobic threats.
Social media is also being used to threaten him.
Halfaday also received threatening Facebook messages that were set up to look like they were sent from a Democratic opponent. Halfaday originally tried to keep the situation quiet, but came forward, he explains, because he did not want to cause an "uproar" in LGBT communities. He also insists he refuses to be intimidated.