missoulian.com – By Keila Szpaller of the Missoulian
Public Hearing
Urging him to halt his “ignorant and hurtful” crusade, the daughter of one of the most outspoken critics of Missoula’s proposed equality ordinance came out Monday night as a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
“Dad. I strongly disagree with the way you have been portraying the LGBT community,” said Taryn Nash, who identified herself as an LGBT member to her father for the first time during the public meeting of the Missoula City Council. “You have gone too far. I will not sit back any more and be quiet. I love you because you are my dad, but I have lost respect for you.”