Gay Man Speaks Out Against Politician Brother’s Anti-LGBT Views: “I Can’t Sit Silent Anymore”

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry's brother has had enough.
From:  NewNowNext

 Earlier this week, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry voided Governor John Bel Edward’s executive order protecting LGBT workers, claiming it violated the state’s constitution.

Now, Landry’s openly gay brother is speaking out against him.

 Signed in April, the measure provided workplace protections for LGBT state employees in areas like hiring, promotions and health care. Conflict soon arose when Landry refused to sign any contracts that included the LGBT provisions and culminated in his suing Edwards.

“We do not live under a King in Louisiana,” Landry explained of his lawsuit. “We have a Governor, an independent Attorney General, an elected Legislature and a Court system who are all involved in governance along with others.”

After news of Landry’s suit spread, a surprising voice surfaced to challenge his homophobic views: his openly gay brother, Nicholas Landry.

“I’m not really into politics [but] Jeffrey is suing…to block [marriage equality] and equal rights in the state of Louisiana,” Landry states in a 10 minute YouTube video.

“That kind of hatred, that kind of bigotry and that kind of discrimination…is just uncalled for.”

He goes on to talk about what coming out was like in his small, conservative town and how his Catholic family still struggles to accept him for who he is.

He concluded: “Now that I’m standing on my own, I know I can’t sit silent anymore.”

In response to his brother’s emotional video, Jeff Landry replied, “I love my brother, that’s unquestionable…[but] what I tell him is that we have to respect the law, we have to respect the Constitution.”

Though a federal judge sided with Landry and blocked the order, Gov. Edwards plans to appeal the ruling.