The city of Jackson's new HR director was also fired in 2008 for an anti-gay editorial she wrote, explaining that gay rights aren't civil rights because being gay is a choice. What do you think of the city's decision?

This lady has confused her race with her civility. True, her race physically doesn't change, but the context, political and social implications of her race constantly changes. Civil rights are not based on changeable or unchangeable physical traits. Civil rights are a set of circumstances a person can come to reasonably expect within the context of its government that shall not be infringed upon by said government.
-Billione Multimedia

They couldn't find a Michigan bigot – they had to import one from Ohio?
-Todd Te Adoro Erickson
Clearly we need to have the public discussion about what constitutes a "civil right." To paraphrase Billione Multimedia, civil rights are those rights to be expected as a member of a civil society without regard to personal characteristics.
-Alex Hardesty