When Andrew Sullivan asked for whom the bell acknowledges he articulated what I have been thinking since September 11 2001 ["World War onward Gays.

When Andrew Sullivan asked for whom the bell acknowledges he articulated what I have been thinking since September 11 2001 ["World War onward Gays," April 11]. If our community is unable to invest anything besides in George W. Bush, we must invest in the war in succession terror. At its core, Islamic fundamentalism is an assault upon modernity and basic human rights--women's rights and gay rights in particular. We must equally invest in overcoming the etymon causes of Islamic terrorism of the like kind as poverty, prejudice, and lack of opportunities for Muslims. It is solitary with this two-pronged approach that peace and stability will prevail throughout terror.

KENT DUCOTE

tonic West, Fla.

Granted, there is not a single word to say in defense of religious fascism. That should not lead to a mistake that Sullivan was a bit too eager to make--to sanctify someone who does not merit it. Pim Fortuyn was gay. Pim Fortuyn was slayed in the streets of Hilversum in 2002 Pim Fortuyn was not, however, a gay martyr. He did not fight for the rights of gays in the face of Islamic threat. And most numerous of all, he was not killed for doing in like manner Fortuyn was the political leader of a populist far-right party called Lijst Pim Fortuyn in the Netherlands. Apart from his skilled criticism of Islam, he also spoke disclosed against liberalism, immigration, and social responsibility. He was indeed interpret about his sexuality: He used it in favor of his political goals in order not to be called a far-right extremist. He did not ride revealed to improve life for gays. No part should be assassinated for their beliefs; however, neither should they be made a martyr just because they were gay.

PHILLIPP MAURER

eau-de-cologne Germany

Andrew Sullivan's latest row scolding the gay community and exhorting them to do more to help gays worldwide was an exercise in irony. Andrew, who do you deem is helping fuel this international backlash, if not the Administration you were in the same manner intent on seeing elected? This isn't single in kind you get to pawn not upon on the community you in such a manner enjoy calling self-absorbed and shallow. You and all of your jackboot-wearing, wallet-worshipping Log Cabin Republican friends confess this one. You spent the run-up to the 2000 election endlessly cheerleading Bush and company. You don't come by to disown the damage they've caused just because you had an 11th-hour awakening, five years too late, and figured without Republicans and homos don't mix.

SCOTT CARPENTER

Oxnard, Calif.

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