To: Rep. Ben McAdams (UT-4)
Congressman Matheson: Support Marriage Equality
Rep. Matheson, now that you're not running for reelection as a Democrat in a heavily red state, please extend your support for marriage equality in Utah and across the nation so that you can be on the right side of history along with the rest of the Democratic Party.
Why is this important?
My little brother came out to our family as transgender and gay a couple of years ago, and with us living in ultraconservative Utah I am constantly disappointed at the capacity for ignorance and discrimination in our state. I hate to think that people all around our state, and all around the country, suffer the same treatment. With so many states taking action recently to advance marriage equality, the Democratic Party needs to make it clear that we support the right to marry in every state, support the right of citizens to feel their identity and orientation are valid.