Posted on 07/19/2007 4:18:11 AM PDT by Man50D
After hearing fervent opposition, the San Diego City Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Mayor Jerry Sanders to designate July as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month."
Previous resolutions have honored the "gay pride" festival held each July in San Diego, but this apparently is city's the first to designate an entire month, according to festival representatives. The council did approve a Lesbian and Gay Archives Month" in 1992. President Clinton declared June 2000 to be "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" is the U.S.
The council allowed open commentary prior to the resolution vote Tuesday, including opposition from 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."
As WND reported, Hartline plans to run for Atkins' seat in 2008.
Proponents of the resolution also were passionate about their views.
One speaker said the festival "demonstrated true family values." Another emphasized the importance of tolerance and celebrating events that bring people in the "gay" community together.
Atkins and Peters spoke of the financial benefits the events bring to San Diego. Sanders thanked organizers for "work(ing) so hard to put on one of the best celebrations in our city."
The mayor's office did not reply to requests for comment.
Prior to the event, an opponent, Priscilla Schreiber, looked at council member Brian Maienshein and challenged him to follow his religious convictions instead of approving the resolution. Schreiber said the city was legitimizing an event "that is highly offensive" and robs children "of their innocence and purity."
As the vote was taken, Peters said he "looks forward to the day where a resolution (like this) is not controversial."
The American Family Association tried to rally local constituents prior to the vote.
One disappointed pastor, Ray Bentley of Maranatha Chapel, said he "was offended" by the vote and intends to write the mayor a letter voicing his concern.
Another pastor, Leo Giovinetti of Mission Valley Christian Fellowship, was the only clergy member to appear at City Hall in opposition to the resolution. He was not allowed to speak because of time restrictions.
With a Congressman like Duncan Hunter, there would have to be quite a bit of opposition to this particular “festival”.
Reverting to pig-latin, this would seem to be an agueplay of asshoppergrays.
Wow, a whole month dedicated to how a group of people have sex.
How long our culture has sunk...
“gay pride”
How about “Straight Pride” ?
Sorry, that should be "low", not "long".
These 'people' need to crawl into the sewer rather than flaunt their pride.
How anyone who practices an extremely perverted method of achieving an orgasm can be proud is mind-boggling.
San Diego and San Francisco, with the aid of Crazy Glue have joined their two cities at the hip.
When one considered that in practicing their prideful procedures the one male places his penis up another's anus and, during the 'love-making' shoves his head where his penis has been thereby ingesting fecal matter, it should be enough to make one sick at their stomach.
God is only going to take so much more. In our infantile way a life span seems like a long time, but to God it's just less than a split second. We may then be closer to the Second Coming than we think, or this world will collectively suffer what Sodom and Gomorrah did.
Until we learn that there are places where good is rewarded and evil punished, we're going to see actions such as this of San Diego climbing on the perversity bandwagon and accommodating the homosexual agenda. What they have done, in effect, is a sin.
Govermental bodies such as San Diego's are completely ignorant (by design, possibly) of what the evils of homosexuality have wrought. If only they were aware of the fact that the majority of serial killings are committed by committed homosexuals and that their agenda's main aim is to get their clammy hands on our children, they might rethink this moronic gesture of declaring a pride month for evildoers.
Oh, the wacky people in Gayafornia! When is Gayafornia going to fall into the ocean?
What about prostitution pride? Or porno pride month?
Yeah, and the MSM still thinks it's a cutting edge story. Gays are such a yawn.
I heard Duncan yesterday on GB speaking about support for the border guards that are in prison. He has gotten my attention, and seems to have a heart and soul.
Tell ‘em all to eat shit.
Wait a minute...
They already do that.
Suburban flight (and in the particular case of California, out-of-state flight), migration of people from the liberal centers of the East Coast, increased minority population, and the insidious influence of liberal propaganda in the public schools and most colleges have combined to overturn the conservative political environment and society of these places. Increasingly, the cities of this nation have become Third World colonial outposts, where a white elite rules behind the scenes while minority politicians hold most political offices.
Nope, not permitted; might make the wierdos feel uncomfortable!
Well, we know what you're thinking of. LOL
Gross, gross, gross. San Diego is awful to do this.
Fortunately, there are still a few good people left in SF to protect it. :^)
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