Letters to LETTERS

To: editor@camprehoboth.com

Hi! Just a quick note to let you know we were THRILLED to find you on the Internet!!! We have friends at INSIGHT and THE PAPER CLIP (stores in Rehoboth Beach). Whenever we visit we always enjoy CAMP REHOBOTH! Now we can enjoy it while we’re still stuck in New York! It’s great to get all the latest news so that when we arrive there we already have plans and know what’s going on.

Thanks to everyone there for all your hard work and effort. It’s a great publication and we LOVE it!

Sincerely,
Cathi and Kathy

To The Editor:

There was a time in this country when the marriages of slaves had little or no legal significance and slave owners separated families at will. What weddings occurred were often trivialized to the point where jumping a broomstick replaced the exchange of vows and rings. Then as late as 1967 in some states, interracial marriages continued to be illegal.

While these abuses by a nation guaranteeing “the pursuit of happiness” have been corrected, incredibly it remains ille- gal for up to 10% of our population to marry the person of their choice. We refer to those American citizens who hap- pen to be gay.

Of course our discussion here is limited to civil marriage: we do not presume to tell the various faith groups (except our own) what they should do. But our federal and state governments should not be in the business of legislating either religion or prejudice and it is time they stopped. Gay people are Americans, too!.

As a nation, we hove done same bad things to women and minorities, yet our history is one of correcting abuses and increasing liberties. Civil gay marriage will happen. Our history suggests it; democracy assures it; enlightened people work for it.

Douglas & Corey Marshall-Steele

 To David Bianco, PASTOUT Columnist
Dear Mr. Bianco,

I very much enjoyed your article on the late ‘70’s civil rights setbacks. I was amazed to discover that Reagan supported the gay rights measure in California. I am currently researching the Reagan administration and it’s policies on gay rights for a production of Angels in America this fall, and would be most thankful if you could offer any assistance. From what I’ve found so far, it seems Reagan had many gay friends and contacts, but separated himself from the issue politically. Any insight you could offer on this topic (or any of the many other topics in the play) would be very much appreciated.

Thank you for your time, and the excellent article.

Sincerely,
Robert Daniel