I am Larry Stickney's son, and I know my father. He has and always will be a caring and loving dad. These allegations are grossly misinterpreted; Gale Buesnel is a scumbag who tried to get me to lie about him- she did lie about him, and put words in my mouth. I was 5 at the time of their separation, but I remember clear as day what was going on- believe what you want, but maybe you should try asking someone who was actually there, instead of digging up files from 15 years ago in the hopes of trashing his image.

An obvious hit piece and shining example of the lows your side stoops too to warp minds with your half rate journalism. We'll see how long this stays up.

@Matt Stickney

Maybe your father needs to focus on the health and longevity of his marriage(s) and not worry so much about same-sex consenting adults getting married.

@Matt Stickney

Maybe your caring and loving dad should focus on the health and longevity of his own marriage(s)instead of obsessing about the unions between committed, same-sex couples.

I appreciate your not attacking me, but you must understand; my father was never abusive of my mother or any of his children, ever. It pains me to say that my mom has unattended psychologocial problems. Everything "documented" was a complete sham. Do you honestly think I would call my mother a liar if it were not true? For 5 years my Dad tried to save the marriage. He loved her, and never wanted divorce- in fact he did everything he could, including going to said counseling sessions, no less than 50. I WAS THERE.

This was the most painful period of my life, and, without apology, I will never forgive this woman, Gale, for the hardship and agony she put upon my family by playing a role in their separation. She and her other gargoyles wanted nothing less than to destroy my father and everything he stood for- but I guess I'm at the wrong place for sympathy, aren't I?

Nevermind the politics- this information is false.

ugh....coming from the small town (poulsbo) which bred and fostered the hate in larry stickney I can attest to the horrible reputation he has. Its no secret he is a hypocritical asshole who has made a career of fucking with other peoples lives rather than attending to his own. And believe you me, what is printed here is quite tame compared to some of the shit this guy is famous for. small town= no secrets. And matt, im sorry you have been drug into this. thats not really fair...but it is ok to admit your father is a straight up asshole. it might even come as some relief? i think a good point was made that the big issue here is what Mr. stickneys political aims are rather than his personal history. But we can rest assured that he wont ever get far in the charade that is local politics because his closet is literally overflowing with skeletons. It puzzles me still as to why those contaminated with the most hate are the most driven to force their narrow world views on others. If you don't like gay marriage than dont marry someone of the same sex INDEED.

ugh....coming from the small town (poulsbo) which bred and fostered the hate in larry stickney I can attest to the horrible reputation he has. Its no secret he is a hypocritical asshole who has made a career of fucking with other peoples lives rather than attending to his own. And believe you me, what is printed here is quite tame compared to some of the shit this guy is famous for. small town= no secrets. And matt, im sorry you have been drug into this. thats not really fair...but it is ok to admit your father is a straight up asshole. it might even come as some relief? i think a good point was made that the big issue here is what Mr. stickneys political aims are rather than his personal history. But we can rest assured that he wont ever get far in the charade that is local politics because his closet is literally overflowing with skeletons. It puzzles me still as to why those contaminated with the most hate are the most driven to force their narrow world views on others. If you don't like gay marriage than dont marry someone of the same sex INDEED.

ugh....coming from the small town (poulsbo) which bred and fostered the hate in larry stickney I can attest to the horrible reputation he has. Its no secret he is a hypocritical asshole who has made a career of fucking with other peoples lives rather than attending to his own. And believe you me, what is printed here is quite tame compared to some of the shit this guy is famous for. small town= no secrets. And matt, im sorry you have been drug into this. thats not really fair...but it is ok to admit your father is a straight up asshole. it might even come as some relief? i think a good point was made that the big issue here is what Mr. stickneys political aims are rather than his personal history. But we can rest assured that he wont ever get far in the charade that is local politics because his closet is literally overflowing with skeletons. It puzzles me still as to why those contaminated with the most hate are the most driven to force their narrow world views on others. If you don't like gay marriage than dont marry someone of the same sex INDEED.

Matt, your dad made his divorce history relevant when he decided to run a public campaign telling other people who they could and couldn't form a domestic partnership with. He holds up "1 man + 1 woman up for life" as the measuring stick for acceptability, even though he himself doesn't measure up. It's a "people in glass houses" thing.

He is also deliberately misleading the public by calling domestic partnerships "marriage". By lying about what really happened with the Domestic Partnership Expansion Bill of 2009 (SB 5688), he again demonstrates that he has no moral authority whatsoever.

It's great that your dad finally found marital happiness with Pollyanna. But it is a tragedy that he feels compelled to strip others of the same happiness.

Matt, I'm glad things have been hard for you and your family.

Hahaha.

I'm very glad Matt Stickney stood up for his dad.
This piece by Dominic Holden is a SHAMELESS HIT PIECE, digging up unsubstantiated claims by an ex-wife.
Of course the ex-wife claimed abuse (and coached her kids to) -- that's standard practice in the divorce extortion racket.

Dredging up his objection to paying college tuition for a *seventh* child that sided with the extortionist ex-wife ?? Shameless, Dominic.

Remember that most of the population sides with Mr. Stickney on this issue. Raising his ex-wife's abuse of marriage/divorce law does not strengthen your argument for discarding traditional marriage. We are all losers from the legal establishment's manipulation and distortion of marriage.

unsubstantiated claims my ass! I bore witness to the physical abuse this closet fag bore on cheryl. I saw the bruises. So matt, your willful ignorance is endearing, but, you are full of shit. Why dont larrys beat up boyfriends come forward is my question? fuck this guy. he would like it.

Fine, let's not focus on the ex-wife of questionable credibility (and let's assume her credibility is questionable, and that court records are totally misleading).

This guy married ANOTHER TIME and COULDN'T MAKE THAT ONE WORK EITHER.

If you're going to speak for an organization that promotes life-long relationships (unless teh creepy gays want them), then try to have only ONE "I tried so hard but it just didn't work" stories... not 2.

You know what the biggest threat to marriage is? DIVORCES BETWEEN STRAIGHT PEOPLE. Ask any kid of divorced parents what's worse - straight people getting divorced or gay people getting married?

i find it hard to believe that an actual child of larry's would take the time to comment multiple times on this article.

also, while i don't think people's personal lives are any of my business, it is a view i only hold under normal circumstances (which this is not). when a someone like larry actively pursues eliminating the rights of a group of people i believe he opens the door for his personal life to be examined. the principles he touts as the pillars of marriage are the ones himself has shown the inability to adhere to, regardless of perception.

i think dominic did something that most people criticize the stranger for not doing, investigative journalism, which further gives credence to the message i believe dominic is trying to convey: the very thing these people are trying to protect is something they have themselves defiled.

Thanks for the info Dominic!! Thanks to this article, Im making a sign dedicated for Larry! It will be debuted at the rally today!

I am the person who gave Dominic the copies of court documents upon which he based much of his article. He was not able to go into all of the details. The second wife did have her faults. Larry Stickney, in his response to Cheryl's request for a protection order, listed some of those faults:
"what she doesn't tell you is that she was born with a silver spoon and is very feminist in her outlook and has been depressed for years with her lot in life (raising children, married to a working class man, etc) and subsequently lacks respect and is very rebellious towards me and refuses to give me the authority and support I, as the father of our two small children need to run a functional household..." Kitsap County Superior Court No. 94-2-00995-0. The court granted the protection order. I think it's fair to say that Larry has a very "traditional" take on family values.

As for the complaints about Gail Buesnell's objectivity, she was not the only professional who submitted a report to the court. If you wish to look at Kitsap County Superior Court No. 94-3-00760-8, you will also find reports from Kathleen Shedd and Edward Rosenbaum.

I am a happily married male, with no religous ties to any one denomination. I honestly do not understand why straight people have such an aversion to gay people wanting to marry. Is there something in the straight persons mentality that suggests that Gay people are so desperate to marry that if they cannot they will revert to being straight?

As long as there are no finanical benefit to homosexual couples that straight couples cannot realize, then who cares! And if the system does have some potential benefit for gays that straight people cannot enjoy then fix the system.

The gays marry, let them adopt, they certainly cannot be any worse at it than straight people have demonstrated.

On a side note:

I personally vote for gays as being the only people who should be allowed to be married. Then maybe us straight folk can have care-free sex in movie theatres and restrooms, the way it was meant to be.

Ok. Marriage is a bond between two people in love. It doesn't matter what sex you are, just that you love each other. Divorce shows that break in the sanctuary of it. Doesn't the bible say something about adulty being a sin and forbidden?! How many straight people have had divorces?!! And a lot of uneducated christians automatically go to marrying an animal if gay marriage is accepted. There is no comparison. Give me a break

Hey Matt stickney,

Your dad is a douchebag.

Members of the “Anti-Gay-Marriage Campaign” present a vivid example of the wide-spread intolerance against everything perceived as different. When we compare their views on homosexuals with other actions against minorities, a common motive becomes obvious: People are very likely to attack what they fear, envy or simply don’t understand. L. Stickney probably feels threatened by homosexual marriage, because he knows that his own definition of marriage “as that of uniting a man and a woman for life” is unstable. (He divorced twice and was accused of domestic abuse at court.) If gay people were allowed to marry, “marriage” would receive a new level of justification, replacing traditional religious reason and the wish to have children.
Unfortunately, the article is considerably one-sided and it would have been interesting to hear more objective voices. There have been doubts mentioned about Gail Buesnel’s reports on L. Stickney’s supposed child abuse, after all.

Not really a surprise here. I grew up with Larry Stickney in Lake Hills, Bellevue. Larry was an unrestrained bully even back then. With some training in boxing he relished humiliating and beating the crap out of those smaller or weaker. I received some of this attention myself when Larry felt compelled one day to sucker-punch me in the lobby of the Samena swim club. Seven stitches in my lip latter I too knew Larry's love. So, not really a surprise that Larry is still a bully, still beating the crap out of those weaker than himself. The twisted part of Larry's story is he's making a living at it when he should be honing his skills in prison.

Not really a surprise here. I grew up with Larry Stickney in Lake Hills, Bellevue. Larry was an unrestrained bully even back then. With some training in boxing he relished humiliating and beating the crap out of those smaller or weaker. I received some of this attention myself when Larry felt compelled one day to sucker-punch me in the lobby of the Samena swim club. Seven stitches in my lip latter I too knew Larry's love. So, not really a surprise that Larry is still a bully, still beating the crap out of those weaker than himself. The twisted part of Larry's story is he's making a living at it when he should be honing his skills in prison.

"Matt Stickney" is either Larry himself, or someone who works for the same group I would wager. Either that or he has been so abused or brainwashed by his father that he refuses to believe what kind of man he actually is: a hypocritical coward.

@17: "dredging up his objection" to pay for his own child's future is not out of bounds. It is called "journalism," and relevant to a piece about a man who rallies around "family values."