My awesome cousin Jo ...

So, my incredibly awesome cousin Jo read my last post and watched that hateful video. Jo has a very strong Christian faith, and has amazed me with her acceptance and love of her Big Gay Cousin.

Jo knows some people (who know some people) who work in the Christian music and talent industry. She copied me on an e-mail that she sent to an agent who is listed as a MySpace "friend" by the oh-so-talented Donnie Davies, the eloquent singer in the video I posted. With her permission, I am sharing her e-mail with y'all:



Dear xxxx,

I am very sorry to take advantage of the fact that xxxxxxx knows you, but I want to make you aware of something that disturbed me. While MySpace is a great way to get out news of your agency and your talent, it can also associate you with "friends" who may soil the reputation of your name and company.

I have a cousin who is gay. On his blog today (http://matterdays.blogspot.com/), he posted a video that quite frankly shocked me when the words to the chorus came up. If you go to his blog, the video is a "You Tube" video with a guy named Donnie Davies representing "Love God's Way" Ministries singing about homosexuals. The offending part of the song is when he sings "God hates fags, and if you're a fag he hates you, too."

Now, I went to Donnie's web site http://www.lovegodsway.org/ and I went to Donnie's personal web page http://www.donniedavies.com/Mission and if you look through there, I think maybe even a good Christian man such as yourself would be offended. This is one of his quotes:

"Oscar Wilde, my hero, was a reformed homosexual. He went to prison for his sins. Once he was alone with his thoughts, in jail, he saw the errors of his ways and repented. He died as a Christian. While I'm not advocating jailing all Homosexuals, I do think it would benefit them greatly. It would be for their own good. When a person is forced to think they will generally be able to see their problems and solve them by themselves. "

What brings you and your agency into play is that Donnie also has a MySpace account http://www.myspace.com/donniedavies and to say the least I was shocked to see him list XXX on his "friends" list. At first I was horrified, thinking that you might be this guy's agent. I checked out your agency list of talent, and thank goodness you don't support a guy like this.

I think it would be in your best interest to fully check out who you want to approve on your agency's MySpace "friends" list. I am asking you, Greg, as a personal favor on behalf of my cousin, please do not let this guy claim any kind of connection to your agency.

Sincerely,

Jo xxxxx




I asked Jo if I could post her e-mail here not only because I am extremely proud of her, but because it is such a huge example of how we all can make a difference (or at least TRY to) when we see something wrong in the world. I had no idea that she had such connections, or that she would take it upon herself to speak out - but as I told her, I cannot even begin to describe what a huge thing she has done and how thankful I am for her doing this.