Openly gay mayor of Holyoke receives letter saying, ‘You are going down.’
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is no stranger to letters criticising his way of doing things. Add to that tweets, Facebook messages, and phone calls to his office giving feedback — both positive and negative — on his job as an elected official.
But a note that arrived at his home address this week was different: it targeted his sexuality, and took a “threatening” tone, he said.
“Alex Morse, you are one of the most selfish people I know due to your ‘gay’ lifestyle,” the note began. “You are going down.”
There was no return address, and no name written at the bottom.
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