Is OPB supporting the anti-gay agenda also?
I posted recently about Sienna Architecture working with New Hope Church, a player in the anti-gay movement. I posed the question of whether Sienna also supports the same agenda.
Well, now I am asking the same question about OPB. Yep, Oregon Public Broadcasting. Over on Lelo’s blog, she puts up a great piece on the upcoming Ira Glass visit and how OPB booked it at anti-gay New Hope Church, claiming there were no other places around. Further, OPB gave New Hope money in the form of a grant rental fee for the event. (corrected)
Check out Lelo’s post. She has posted ways to maybe get either Ira Glass to change the venue or OPB. Oh, and it looks like Amy at the Merc is also on the story according to the comments. Way to go ladies!
PHENOMENAL! I’d love to see OPB change the venue. Hopefully, someone let’s Ira Glass’s people know what’s going on over here.
The dissapointing thing about OPB giving New Hope (oh, the irony) a grant is that OPB is basically giving its supporters’ money, and I highly doubt most OPB supporters would be happy about that. It’ll sure make me think twice.
I’m straight, but I don’t support hate. Anti-gay =discrimination, and discrimination = hate, as far as I’m concerned.
This should come as no surprise. When put on the spot, most people will say they do not support an anti-gay stance but behind closed doors they harbor homophobic feelings. Call me cynical.
Sadly, other than a few negative blog posts, it’s not likely that OPB management will see any problem with what they’ve done. I have an idea however: everyone who normally is out there supporting OPB, next year when it’s time to renew, give them less money. Say, $25 less so if you normally give $100, give $75. If you normally give $50, halve that. Send them a note explaining why, and then give the other $25 to your favorite gay rights organization. Sadly, they’ve shown they don’t care about bloggers, but maybe if they see a financial impact, it’ll matter.