Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Stand With Us Against Homophobia

From Charles Irwin, Executive Director, Colorado Springs Pride:
We are not at all pleased with the Colorado Springs Home Builders Association and their recent endorsement of an extremely homophobic candidate for City Council.

The HBA publically endorsed Al Loma who is the Senior Pastor of Victory Outreach of Colorado Springs.  In the church’s “Beliefs Documents” there are numerous derogatory statements regarding the LGBT community, HIV / AIDS and more.  You can read those details at http://victoryoutreach.org/docs/documents/victory-outreach-beliefs-document.pdf?sfvrsn=2

As a show of solidarity against homophobia and for equality, we are asking you to stand with us, the LGBT and Allied community by sending the below text (eMail) to HBA’s CEO Renee Zentz Renee@cshba.com

We sent the below eMail last Friday:
 
Subject: Rescind Your Endorsement of Albert Loma

To the Home Builders Association of Colorado Springs,

Colorado Springs Pride respectfully requests you rescind your endorsement of Albert Loma, candidate for City Council district 5.

Al Loma is currently a pastor at Victory Outreach church.  The belief statement regarding the LGBT community is based on debunked pseudo-science, is homophobic and hateful to say the least, and has no place in the political sphere of Colorado Springs.
Based on the previous 20 years of fighting the stigma of hate and being the birth place of Amendment 2, we feel our city cannot afford to elect candidates that perpetuate myth and fear of the LGBT community and thereby continues the intolerant and hateful image of our town. We also will not stand idly by as an endorsement is given to any candidate that cannot represent equally the LGBT citizens of Colorado Springs.

Again, we respectfully request that you rescind your endorsement.

Thank you for supporting LGBT citizens in Colorado Springs!