Friday, November 04, 2005

Maybe he's sincere. Maybe he's worried about his challenger, Susan Passoni. But either way, Boston City Councilor Jimmy Kelly's decision to publicly support civil unions for gays and lesbians says loads about Boston's changing political culture.

To gauge how far Kelly has come, consider his 1992 sponsorship of a proposed council resolution commending Reverend E.W. Jackson, a Mattapan minister and anti-gay crusader. According to a Globe article published at the time, when gay city councilor David Scondras opposed the resolution and condemned Jackson's anti-gay rhetoric, Kelly responded by calling Scondras a "paranoiac" who "sees a homophobe behind every tree."

New Boston, indeed.

11/4/2005 7:23:00 AM by Adam | Comments [0] |  
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