Monday, April 29, 2013

Gay ex-mayor who fled U.S. awaits immigration change

While some people await for an immigration reform and others await for same-sex marriage, there's a few people who await for both, like in this case of J.W. Lown; he had been a mayor in San Angelo, Texas for 6 years until his conscience and the love for someone of the same-sex made him resign.

He could not take an oath of office to uphold the laws of this country and remain in his relationship, in other words he had to practice what he preached.
While heterosexual citizens can sponsor spouses for green cards with relative ease, no such option exists for committed same-sex partners, and it's not seen well by really conservative and religious groups.
So, in my opinion he shouldn't have resigned because of his sexual orientation. After all, the residents of San Angelo not only chose him, a gay man, as their mayor, but re-elected him three times. Though, he never spoke openly about his sexuality, it was obvious that he was gay. "When you're 33 and still escorting your sister to every social event in town, people start to wonder,” he said.



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