Faces of Intolerance: Justin Caster
Justin Caster is an actor; he is currently with the Chicago roadshow company of Wicked. Justin Caster is also a bigot. In spite of the fact that he presumably works with a number of gay people every day, Justin Caster donated $18,200 in support of California’s Proposition 8. Proposition 8 is on the November ballot. If passed, it would outlaw same-sex marriage in California.
Justin Caster is certainly entitled to his religious beliefs. However, by supporting Proposition 8, Justin Caster would have those beliefs imposed - by force of law - on everyone else.
I have yet to receive a single, compelling argument that would support the notion that same-sex marriage adversely affects anyone else. Indeed, as Gail Collins pointed out in Yesterday’s NY Times:
After four years, same-sex marriage has also begun to feel normal in Massachusetts. It’s not something that comes up in conversation much anymore. There is no greater force against bigotry than the moment when something becomes so routine that you stop noticing it.
Collins goes on to write:
My 83-year-old mother, who I have always thought of as conservative on matters like sex, has a home helper, Joe Wallace, who is gay. To say they hit it off would be a deep, deep understatement… . My mother has begun to make inquiries about whether anybody is interested in taking her to the next Cincinnati Pride Alive Parade.
Justin Caster already knows better - at least he should. He is in close, intimate contact with many gay people in his theater company. One would think - if not expect - that Justin Caster would know that we are not sick, evil perverts. It’s probably too much to expect Justin Caster to embrace our community for its goodness but not condemning us on religious grounds would at least be a good start.

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You guys don’t even know him. he isn’t a bigot and doesnt hate homosexual people!! he has alot of gay friends from wicked but he doesnt feel that gay marrage is right being in a strongly christian family.
Its not you excepting others beliefs about gay marriage, Its how you handle it.
And the way you handled it by bashing on this Justin Caster is a sign of weakness.
$18,000 dollars is pennies for what they need to fight against gay marriage.
I dont see a Justin Caster Forum or blog bashing Gays or trying to convince people of his stand.
They Wont respect us anymore or less if we handle it this way
I strongly disagree. I refuse to be a slowly boiled frog. A blog is far less offensive than funding the referendum. If this was to pass, perfectly lawful conduct would be banned solely based on religious prejudice and discrimination. If you were black or Jewish (you could be either or both) and you had a list of people making contributions to the KKK, wouldn’t you out them?
If these people want to contribute to bigoted causes there WILL be consequences. We need tough people to stand up for us.
The blow-hards like Dobson and Perkins have lots of money and get lots of attention. Ann Coulter makes discriminatory remarks on network television and gets invited back. When she uses the term “fag” to a group of senior Repub leaders, they fucking laugh. If you ask me, we have been on defense, acting like perfect little queers, far too long.
GIVE ‘EM HELL DAVID!
No, he is standing up for what he beleives is right, as you beleive same sex marrage is right.
Interesting. His bio is here:
http://www.justincaster.com/
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