Gay Soldier's Letter Read at Skelton's Office

Members of GetEqual and Missouri gay rights activists protested Thursday
at the district office of Rep. Ike Skelton in Jefferson City, Mo.,
where
they delivered more than 3,500 petitions and read a letter from a gay
soldier serving in Iraq.

The protesters demanded that Skelton, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, apologize for comments he made last week that repealing "don't ask, don't tell" could force parents into a national conversation about homosexuality. “What do mommies and daddies say to their 7-year-old child?” the Democrat asked.

In video footage, below, Missouri activist Ed Reggi, cofounder of Show Me No Hate, reads the soldier's letter addressed to Congressman Skelton. Read the full text on the next page.