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Philadelphia Posts Gay-Welcoming Street Markers in Center City [You couldn't make this up]
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| 11/10/07
| John McDevitt
Posted on 11/10/2007 10:18:41 AM PST by the tongue
Philadelphia Posts Gay-Welcoming Street Markers in Center City
by KYW's John McDevitt
A dedication ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon to unveil street signs to define Philadelphia's famed "gayborhood."
Singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," a group of about 100 gathered at the corner of 13th and Locust Streets, in the Washington West neighborhood, where one of 36 discreet rainbow signs were unveiled. The sign is the same size as the Locust Street sign and fastened directly beneath it.
Tami Sortman is president of the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus:
"Philadelphia four years ago started a gay-friendly campaign here to bring gay travelers into the city, and we felt that it was really important for these gay travelers to know when they are in the 'gayborhood' area. I live right here, just a block away, and I get people asking, 'Am I in the gayborhood yet?' "
The new signs are being erected between Broad and 11th, Chestnut to Pine Streets.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: bluezone; gayborhood; gaydar; gaysanctuarycities; homosexualagenda; philadelphia
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It couldn't be written. It has to be an actual event. Over the Rainbow??? Gayborhood? Signs being "erected"? That's a friggin' riot. Don't play into the stereotype or anything. It doesn't sully their cause.
To: the tongue
Well, the Locust reference seems appropriate.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:21:27 AM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: martin_fierro
-don’t miss this thread..... (snicker)
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:21:43 AM PST
by
tioga
(Winter is coming tonight.)
To: the tongue
I had to check first to make sure it wasn’t scrappleface.....this is freakin’ priceless.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:22:03 AM PST
by
rockabyebaby
(HEY JORGE, SHUT UP AND BUILD THE BLEEPING FENCE, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.)
To: the tongue
where one of 36 discreet rainbow signs were unveiled That's the first time I've ever seen the word "discreet" used in an article about queers.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:22:24 AM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(If Rudy's an influential conservative, then I'm an award winning concert pianist.)
To: the tongue
Brings new meaning to “city of brotherly love.”
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:22:34 AM PST
by
Disambiguator
(Political Correctness is criminal insanity writ large.)
To: the tongue
The new signs are being erected I'm sure they are.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:25:19 AM PST
by
JillValentine
(Being a feminist is all about being a victim. Being an armed woman is all about not being a victim.)
To: the tongue
To prevent duplication, please do not alter the heading. Thanks.
To: the tongue
How did the rainbow (God’s sign that he won’t flood the world again) become a symbol of homosexuality?
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:27:28 AM PST
by
gitmo
(From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.)
To: the tongue
Did they dress up the Rocky statue in pick to honor the occasion?
To: mainerforglobalwarming
To: the tongue
I’ll bet there are straight folks living in that neighborhood that’ll be deeply offended. Poor folks going to be “labeled” now that they live in the same neighborhood.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:29:20 AM PST
by
chemicalman
(I didn't jump on the bandwagon. It snagged and dragged me for a few miles.)
To: the tongue
Gayborhood? Is that a same sex neighborhood? I've yet to see such a contribution to the urban landscape out of San Francisco. I guess they haven't gotten the word from Philadelphia yet its hip to be a gay city.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:30:28 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Gayborhood? Is that a same sex neighborhood? I've yet to see such a contribution to the urban landscape out of San Francisco.Then you've never seen the Castro.
To: ReignOfError
Thank goodness I've never been to that part of San Francisco.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:34:09 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: the tongue
New meaning to the term “Brotherly Love”.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:34:37 AM PST
by
matthew fuller
(Crop-circles, killer rabbits and UFO'S are caused by GLOBAL WARMING!)
To: gitmo
How did the word homophobe come about? How about “gay”?
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:36:36 AM PST
by
matthew fuller
(Crop-circles, killer rabbits and UFO'S are caused by GLOBAL WARMING!)
To: the tongue
“bring gay travelers into the city,”
Given the endemic gang violence (slo-mo riot) and the number of murders in Philly - are there *any* tourists outside of clueless Euros??
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:42:12 AM PST
by
ASOC
To: the tongue
Welcome to the Gayborhood. How queer.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:43:51 AM PST
by
OCC
To: the tongue
You just have to hope that they don’t display any offensive Christmas decorations.
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