Perry McGuire. Related to the "show-me-the-money" guy from that Tom Cruise movie? No. He's a Georgia Republican running for Attorney General. Now, Georgia is many miles away from me, and why should I care? My fondest memory of Georgia was a night at Blake's (in Atlanta) in 1992, where I got to watch a bunch of draq queens SING (and not lipsynch) gospel music during their Sunday evening "service." Mixing those sounds with the image of huge sweaty singers, and 200 queers waving cocktail napkins back and forth in unison was as close to organized religion as I wanted to get in the 90s.
Now enter Perry. According to his bio, number one on his mission statement is to "Hunt down and prosecute sexual predators to better protect Georgia’s children and families." I guess that's what he had in mind when he recently stated that he was disappointed with a Georgia state court ruling that a GSA (gay-straight alliance) could continue to meet in a high school in Cleveland, Georgia.
Agape Press, the journalist arm of the AFA, reports:
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McGuire, a former corporate attorney and one-time state senator, feels the court's ruling in this case has turned the Equal Access Act on its head. "I think the problem here, and I think where the court substantially erred, is that the intent of the Act was never to allow organizations that advocate illegal activity [to have campus access]," he says. "And in Georgia, sex between minors is illegal; statutory rape laws apply."
GSAs and their ilk should be denied access to school campuses, the AG candidate says, because they promote activities that are against the law. Allowing such groups is "much like allowing a pedophile club or a gambling club to meet at school," he contends.
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Oh, I can feel the love, Perry. Now if you're REALLY serious about this, you should try to ban Future Farmers of America (they might grow some illegal herbs), the Debate team (treasonous arguments could erupt), the Foreign Language Club (they erode the legitimacy of English as a superior and required language for all Americans), and all sports teams which feature a cheerleading squad at their games (for obvious reasons) or which require same-sex showers after practice (I'll refrain from giving you a visual).
People For the American Way Deputy Legal Director Judith E. Schaeffer condemned McGuire’s comments.
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“Gay-straight alliances exist to create safe, supportive environments for gay and lesbian students who all too often are victims of bullying and discrimination, to combat harassment and discrimination, and to provide information. To suggest that they exist to advocate illegal activity is just plain wrong. It’s an attempt to appeal to bigotry and exploit Georgia teens for political gain,” Schaeffer said.
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So if you live in Georgia, or know someone who does, please drop a note, and tell them to use their vote.
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