Jetton's action is sexual bigotry

To the editor:House Speaker Rod Jetton's explanation seems to point out the bigotry of most, if not all, in the Missouri Legislature. This is about discrimination against gays and lesbians. Period. I don't know what 14 words were deleted, but it appears that had they not been deleted, a Missouri law banning gay sex would not have been repealed. It was pointed out that the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled the law unconstitutional.

So I ask Jetton: Had the words been left in, would it not have made Jessica's Law subject to a similar ruling?

The fact remains that the sexual practices of gays and lesbians, in the opinion of some legislators, is objectionable.

BILLY DARNELL, Steele, Mo.