Letters & Follow-up

Joan Collins

John Glenn Middle School
Achievement is the Bottom Line

Dear Jack Williams,

To be brief I have watched the news on WBZ for over 20 years. I prefer to get my evening news from WBZ because I feel it is the best news program in Boston. I feel that WBZ does a better job of fairly bringing the news to the public then(sp) most. Likewise your Wednesday Child segment has been a great service to the community. I hope that you and WBZ will continue this and the other services that you folks provide to the community. However what leads me to write you is my disappointment. Recently, I felt your response on TV to an email you got was out of line. I would like to hope that you misspoke and that perhaps your personnel opinions are different then(sp) what they appeared to be in your response.

Your response to this Email was "You certainly have the right to your opinions, but according to the laws of Massachusetts, gays and lesbians have every right to adopt a child. Period."

I would like to take a moment to share a few thoughts with you in this regard. I am not supporting or agreeing with the gentleman's email you responded to. I am not going to tell you about my religious beliefs or choices that I have made in my life. I am not even going to tell you where I stand on this issue involving gays and lesbians. However you will have an idea about how I feel about it. I am writing because I am very concerned about the kids.

This Issue about gays is very difficult indeed to deal with. This is one way I look at it. How would you feel if one of your coworkers came in and talked graphically about the sex he or she had last night. Would you feel comfortable when a coworker did this. What if this coworker liked to have sex that you considered strange or unusual. Think about this for a minute.

Now think about Gays or lesbians for a minute. I personally find it very hard to think about gays and lesbians with out thinking graphically about there(sp) sexual preferences. Many people would take offence if I want (sp) out in public and broadcasted to the world how I like to have sex and what kind of kinky things I may like to do. But we are not suppose to be offended by the gays and lesbians telling us how they like to have sex. What is wrong here.

Now put the kids in the picture. Sex belongs in the bedroom, not in the public eye. I am in favor of teaching kids about sex at an appropriate age. I am not in favor of teaching them all of the alternatives and kinky ways that they can choose to take there(sp) sex lives.

A child in a gay or lesbian household is forced into a situation where sexual preference is more important then(sp) providing the best environment for the child. It is hard enough as it is for children in this day in(sp) age to grow up. Do we as a society really want to make it any harder for the kids.