Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

As I ponder whether to write a letter about legal protection for the minority among us who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, I am forced to consider what could be the purpose of writing. If my purpose were to change anyone’s mind, it would be better for me to remain silent, for I think that we all reach our opinions, not primarily by what we read, but by a combination of many factors.

I believe that we need laws designed to give equal rights to people of the LGBTQ community, because as a conservative Christian young adult I became acquainted with a number of...