San Diego City Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Mayor Jerry Sanders to designate July as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month."
James Hartline, who brought about 35 supporters. Hartline, a former homosexual who says he participated in "pride" events in 1998, expressed deep disappointment that the city is honoring an event "opposed by thousands of San Diegans."
Hartline told council members of the festival's involvement with homosexual porn companies such as the F Street Book store, "raunchy S & M classes" held in city-owned Balboa Park, the showcasing of porn stars such as Tommy Blade, promotion of "gay" bath houses and public nudity.
Hartline also reminded the council that last year it would not allow him to show "photographs in (your) chamber which document the filth inside of the San Diego Gay Pride parade and festival
Heterosexuals do not identify themselves by who they are sleeping with, why do homosexuals feel a need to?
2007-07-19 05:38:47 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's funny...former homosexual. As if he just woke up one day and quit cold turkey.
2007-07-19 05:48:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Frankly, I'm a little bemused by Hartline's contention that such a proclamation or the parade itself somehow violates SAN DIEGO'S values.
Apparently neither he nor you are aware than San Diego leads the nation in the production and distribution of pornography and is also the epicenter of the "swinger" (wife-swapping, polyamory, orgy) scene in this country.
Mrs. Pot? I have a Mr. Kettle on line 2 . . . ?
Some of the Gay Parade behaviors CAN be a little, errrr, "flamboyant." I've known gay men who were a bit mortified by being associated with 6' tall crushed velvet penis costumes, lol. But street theater is a legitimate form of social protest, and no one's making anyone else go down there and WATCH.
2007-07-19 06:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, shouldn't the christmas celebration you so cheerfully participate in be banned because it's a pagan rip-off and pagans may feel dishonored? Or does it all revolve around christians' wishful thinking taking over the world?
shouldn't you be stoned to death for not killing gays and adulterous women, and not making "burnt offerings" (aka animal sacrifices) and offering your god their slimmy guts and fat, and for going on birth control, getting along with people from different religions, not going through the "purification process" after giving birth to a daughter, and the holy list goes on...????
Come on. You don't do these things because they are ridiculous, BUT you think you are a righteous person by spreading hate? Do you enjoy it? In the eyes of your god, you would be a disgrace. In the eyes of your beloved society, you, my friend, are a hypocrite.
ps: "Former homosexual"? you're treating homosexuality as though it was alcoholism.
"Heterosexuals do not identify themselves by who they are sleeping with, why do homosexuals feel a need to?"
because heterosexuals have not been labeled "an abomination" by a,unfortunately, much read book, were not hunted down during WWII and are not being denigrated by posters like this.
2007-07-19 06:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by Heart-Shapped Poe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rationale of satisfaction parades by no skill has been to tutor others that "we are only like everyone else." It became into and has constantly been approximately self-help. The blatant sexuality does make me recoil, however the very reason we are discriminated against is precisely a sexual distinction to start with. I understand the place you're coming from, and an evolution interior the belief in the back of satisfaction is so as, and admittedly is happening. satisfaction applications (different than the parades) are plenty decrease-key than they was once and geared in direction of households (in many situations).
2016-11-09 21:48:22 · answer #4 · answered by gracely 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love a good gay bashing lol with a extra helping of god for good mesher lol get a cript crow up. and just to be dam right hate full if you lot are so against it all why to your vicase and what not find it such good fun to f*** the olter boys ( ye ye ye i know but if she can say crap so can i )
2007-07-22 09:59:40 · answer #5 · answered by boy18.co.uk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heterosexuals most definitely do "show off" their relationships. But most people don't care or even think twice about heterosexual couples. Think about any dance club, bar, etc. Tons of heterosexual couples. And no one thinks twice about it but if it was a gay bar, club, etc... my gosh, the UPROAR!
If straight people do it, why can't gay people do it? They are merely frustrated with a society that does not allow them to express their sexuality in public and a gay parade is PRIDE, to show people that the rumblings of homophobics won't stop them.
Some pride parades and events ARE overtly sexual. But the GLBT community is a minority group (just like racial minorities, religious minorities, etc) trying to convey and demonstrate that they can be free to love someone of the same sex (and be sexual with them as well).
2007-07-19 05:54:20 · answer #6 · answered by spike_is_my_evil_vampire 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Even the Bible says..."Judge not"...we as Christians are sooo quick to point out others faults or so-called sins when we're not perfect ourselves. We act as if one sin is bigger than the other. Gays don't deserve to be disrespected or judged for having feelings and loving someone. Is sleeping w/ the same sex wrong? I believe it is. However, so is lying, cheating, stealing, killing, and JUDGING!!!! Yet we so-called Christians do it EVERYDAY. Let people live their life and let God do the judging.
2007-07-19 06:06:12 · answer #7 · answered by glendaokoeguale 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hm. Well, first of all, I think you are generalizing about homosexuals. Not all of them like this kind of public activity.
However, I have a theory that when people are pushed to unacceptable extremes, they come back with a force. A pendulum effect, if you will. Black Panthers are a great example. Do you think they would have swung so far to one side if Black Americans had been treated equally? I doubt it.
The excess at Gay Pride parades is in part a reaction to their being silenced and socially sidelined over the years. We reap what we sow.
All that said, I have no problem with them at all. Go gays!!
2007-07-19 05:45:29 · answer #8 · answered by ms_coktoasten 4 · 6⤊ 4⤋
Yes they should be able to have a parade.
Why do they flaunt here sexuality more than straight people? Well why do they get ridiculed for there sexuality more than straight people? Many gay people have been tormented for the way they are and now deserve to be able to be themselves and show it.
2007-07-19 05:59:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is definitly a disgrace to society. Is this how far we have come as a nation? Sad! I don't think it is the parade that is my concern. If this is what is in the hearts of the people that is what is truly disheartening. Look at Sodom, they were destroyed because the hearts of people were desperately wicked. Having said all that I totally disagree with this act of perversion. However, I do realize it is up to me to spread the love of God to these people and not judgment. To not allow lawlessness by overcoming it with love. Sometimes it means tough love. But, I do realize I don't have the corner on everything and need some tough love in my life too.
2007-07-19 05:56:07 · answer #10 · answered by graceabounds 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I don't think the parades do anything to help their cause of being accepted as "normal" members of society. In our city the parade portrays them as very deviant, not at all like loving, commited coupled who desire to be married and raise kids. Who thinks a guy in a gold lame thong and makeup looks like a family man?
2007-07-19 05:44:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋