Did you know there are not one, but two Senator Murray’s? There’s Senator Patty Murray, who represents Washington State in the United States Senate, and Senator Edward B. Murray, who represents the 43rd Legislative District in Olympia. That’s us, people! Check out the 43rd Legislative District Map if you doubt it.
So guess who’s coming to the Hamilton International Middle School Auditorium (at Lincoln) Sunday, March 29th at 2 pm for a Town Hall Discussion? NOT Senator Patty Murray! Right, the other guy! Ed! He’s our man in Olympia, so come stick it to him.
Also, normally, we wouldn’t make a big deal out of this, because making a big deal out of it implicitly suggests that we’re othering him, as they used to say back in our college semiotic days, but we just watched Milk, plus a good friend of ours had the crap beaten out of him a couple weeks ago for being gay, so we will make a big deal out of it: Senator Murray is one of six openly gay members of the Washington State Legislature and was the main sponsor of legislation creating domestic partnerships, approved in 2007. More power to him.
Give ’em hell, Ed.
That is so so horrible about your friend. It makes me angry to know that kind of hatred is still around.
Go, Ed, go.