School Board: Gay

Candidate Gets Support

If a school board candidate was reported to have had sex before marriage, or to have cheated on his or her spouse, what would happen? Nothing--this is deemed to be of little consequence.

But when a candidate is gay, that is another matter, right? Wrong. A person’s sexual orientation has nothing to do with his or her ability to serve on a school board. Personally, I am sick of the radical right conservative Christian Republican groups’ hatred toward gay people. They need to get a life. CHERYL KOHR Redondo Beach

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I endorsed Zeke Zeidler when he ran for the Redondo Beach school board, and I voted for him on March 7 because he is a thoughtful, caring and committed man. He was supported by parents, teachers and students. He is excellent at his difficult and heartbreaking job of representing children in a sometimes unfriendly court system.

Even before Zeke was elected, he worked hard for the schoolchildren of Redondo Beach as a board member and president of the Redondo Beach Education Foundation.

I voted for Zeke because I knew he would be a good Redondo Beach school board member. I knew when I endorsed him that he happened to be openly gay. Does this make any difference? No. VANESSA POSTER Redondo Beach

Poster is chairwoman of the Redondo Beach Youth Commission.

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Never mind mountain climbers and sky divers, the bravest man has to be Zeke Zeidler: a gay, Jewish, registered Democrat--living in Redondo Beach! BETTE HENNING Redondo Beach