An Open Letter to Time Magazine

To the Editor:

I've had enough of Time Magazine. For two months in a row now, your magazine has printed articles that portray the gay community a shadowy underworld of hitmen and bullies. The article entitled "The Gay Mafia" puts an ominous spin on the story of a small group of wealthy gay Americans who coordinate their political donations in a completely legal manner so as to most effectively ensure that gay people will actually get equal rights in this country someday.

"What Happens if You're on Gay Rights' 'Enemies List'" puts a sensationalist headline on a story about the simple and nonviolent plan, formed by gay people and their friends in the wake of Proposition 8's passage, to boycott business who advocated stripping fundamental legal rights away from California same-sex couples and their families. There's nothing sinister about refusing to give money to the people who have worked to ensure that you remain second-class citizen.

This unfair demonizing of gay and lesbian Americans has got to stop, Time, and you won't see singe red cent from me until it does.

Sincerely,

Jackson Howa