[USA]: Delaware City Councilman Ezra Temko Comes Out as Bi

Feb 12, 2009 20:26

THE GOOD NEWS
23-year-old (ed. Newark) Delaware City Councilman Ezra Temko introduced and got support from the City Council for an anti-discrimination ordinance based on sexual orientation and won support to add gender identity to the city's non-discrimination clause in its personnel policy. He also got the Council to agree to research health benefits for the city's domestic partners and the creation of a domestic partner registry.


And, on top of that, he came out of the closet publicly, in an interview with the Newark Post (Councilman Temko opens up about his sexual orientation: A Newark love story).

Said Temko: "I’m bi. I’ve dated girls before, but I’ve been with my boyfriend, Drew, since August and we’re planning to get engaged this summer. During college, I was in a very inclusive environment that embraced everyone, instead of accepting norms as legitimate on face value. I was able, in this environment, to explore who I was and realize that I’m bisexual. I always assumed I would end up with a girl; then I met Drew."

CLICK HERE To read the full article in Towleroad Delaware City Councilman Ezra Temko Comes Out with a Flourish
(yes Towleroad, even if they seem unable to actually figure out how to SPELL the word "bisexual" *rolls-eyes*)

THE BAD NEWS
The biphobic comments this piece engendered.

The guys is here, queer, out of the closet and doing a whole bunch of great things for the entire LGBT Community and all these fools can do is mock him and be petty?

What is wrong with these people?




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