‘Phil Robertson Made Me Feel Unsafe’: Gay Louisianian
A closeted gay man says Phil Robertson’s anti-gay comments resulted in others in his hometown making hostile comments to him which made him feel uncomfortable, even in his own home.
He encouraged – hopefully unintentionally – a two-week-long “fag bashing” in Monroe and around the world. He made me feel unsafe in my own home. I can’t count how many times I heard “faggot” over the Christmas visit home.
All of this is in a state that still has laws against, and still arrests people for, having homosexual relations.
I remember hearing about Matthew Sheppard. I remember learning about Harvey Milk. I’ve never been under any impression that northeast Louisiana is safe for gays.
And people say Phil is being persecuted for his beliefs.
You don’t know persecution until you’re a 12-year-old boy sitting in a church pew when your preacher encourages everyone to vote to make gay marriage illegal because they think you don’t deserve the same joy of raising a family due to your depravity.
