Saturday, March 01, 2008

Now, This Is Radical

Jason Barlett is one of only six out black elected officials in the nation....although he's a recent closet-dropper...publicly, according to Gay City News.

The kicker? He's from Connecticut, and representing a district that is 96% white.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

somehow, this news doesn't shock me. maybe because it's relatively liberal connecticut? or because neighboring massachusetts already has a black governor? or because neighboring massachusetts already has barney frank?

sure, connecticut isn't the same as massachusetts, but there's a lot of affinity.

but if there's an openly gay black state legislator representing a constituency that is 96% white (or 96% black, for that matter) somewhere in mississipi, then you can color me shocked.