Racist, homophobic campaign flier hits Maplewood
The Minnesota Independent reports that a flier being distributed against openly gay Maplewood city council candidate Jim Llanas contains homophobic and racist assertions. The fliers are anonymous but often attached to campaign literature for Llanas’ conservative opponents.
“Llanas, a non-native of Maplewood, apparently spends much of his time in Minneapolis supporting gay politicians,” the flier reads. “How does this qualify him to run for Maplewood city council?”
It then says that Llanas has gone by several names, including his middle name “Moreno,” and that he has been involved in the LGBT community.
The flier also attacks Llanas’ work in human rights. “Llanas wants to establish a Human Rights commission on the city council. The question is which humans? When was the last time a human rights commission did anything for you???”
At least one group and one council member have condemned the fliers as racist and homophobic.
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