Gay-rights group to target Rep. Brown in campaign in response to email remarks

Dan82 · Oct 6, 2010

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A gay-rights group that denounced Rep. Larry Brown, R-73rd District, for comments he made in an email is pledging to send Brown boxes of Fruit Loops cereal in exchange for donations to the group.

Brown came under fire yesteday for a reference to “queers” and “fruitloops” in an email he sent to members of the North Carolina House GOP delegation. Brown’s comments were in reaction to news that Equality North Carolina, the gay-rights group, is planning to honor Democratic House Speaker Joe Hackney with a legislative leadership award in November.

In the email, Brown said that he hoped “all the queers are thrilled to see him,” and that there would likely be some “legislative fruitloops there in the audience.”

Today, Equality North Carolina posted artwork on its web site that shows Brown’s image superimposed on a photo of the multicolored cereal.

“Our supporters wanted a fun way to respond to this, so we are giving them an opportunity to send him a message along with a box of Fruit Loops,” said Ian Palmquist, the executive director of Equality North Carolina. “We don’t have all the details worked out, but we will be taking them over to the legislature.”

Brown initially declined to comment on the email yesterday, and wouldn’t acknowledge directly that he wrote it. Paul Stam, the Republican House leader, confirmed that the email came from Brown...

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Gay-rights group to target Rep. Brown in campaign in response to email remarks

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