Over the weekend, Gary Glenn, the chairman of the Campaign for Michigan Families and long-time anti-LGBT activist, released a robocall attacking Toni Sessoms because she is a lesbian. Sessoms is the Democratic candidate in the race for the Michigan State House 99th District in the Midland area. And if a voter didn't know she was an openly lesbian woman, they certainly got the point after getting Glenn's call, where he used the word "homosexual" ten times in just one minute and thirty-seven seconds.
Sessoms quickly responded with a video on YouTUbe, in which she confirms that she is a lesbian, but then proceeds to poke fun at the remaining absurdities in Glenn's robocall. One of her funniest moments is in response to Glenn's assertion that, "Sessom's campaign manager is the openly homosexual Central Michigan University faculty member who lost the statehouse race two years ago." Sessoms brought her campaign manager, Mary Barker, into the video and asked if she was gay, and she silently shook her head no. Then Sessoms asked Barker's husband if Mary is gay, and he too silently shook his head no. Barker also has never worked at CMU, nor has she run for state office.
At the end of the video, Sessoms looks directly into the camera and says, "The agenda of my opponent's strong supporter is to divide us as a people. The easiest way to divide people is through hatred and fear. My campaign is about bringing people together. Only when we work together can we actually reach our goal."
Sessoms is an accomplished attorney and a registered nurse. She was featured in the 2010 BTL Voters Guide as one of three openly LGBT state house candidates.
You can hear Glenn's robocall and see Sessoms' response on http://www.PrideSource.com.
Gary Glenn's robocall lies, attacks lesbian candidate for state house
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