A brief open letter to Sen. Rev. Diaz (D-NY)

Dear Senator Diaz,
Perhaps you have noticed, but many of your constituents in the State of New York are gay. You have said that you "are a Democrat, and will always be a Democrat." As a member of the LGBT community but not one of your constituents, I can confidently say that your alienation of us is un-democratic. The reason for our indignation is simple: We are people entitled to the same rights of citizenship as every other citizen of this country. I hope that you will realize that what makes this party, and this country great is the diversity of it's people. We don't need more divisive politics; not in this country, and especially not in our party. I hope you are swiftly voted out of office in the next cycle unless you come to your senses with regard to the matter of permitting gay people to marry.

The Garden of Love

by William Blake

from The Songs of Innocence

I went to the Garden of Love,
And saw what I never had seen:
A Chapel was built in the midst,
Where I used to play on the green.
And the gates of this Chapel were shut,
And `Thou shalt not' writ over the door;
So I turn'd to the Garden of Love,
That so many sweet flowers bore,
And I saw it was filled with graves,
And tomb-stones where flowers should be:
And Priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,
And binding with briars my joys and desires.