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Bush: No to 'Gay Pride Month'
WorldNetDaily ^ | June 15, 2004

Posted on 06/14/2004 11:18:07 PM PDT by scripter

Homosexual activists are fuming over President Bush's refusal to declare June "Gay Pride Month."

Nevertheless, without official support, several groups of federal workers are still planning activities.

Leonard Hirsch, president of Federal GLOBE — the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Federal Employee’s organization — told the Washington Blade, a homosexual weekly, that events are scheduled at the departments of Transportation, State, Interior and the USDA, while other agencies have said they will not sanction events without White House approval.

"We have continued to be boxed in a Catch-22 because agencies are saying that they can't provide support or statements unless the White House puts forth a proclamation," he said. "And of course the White House has not."

During the Clinton administration, the annual day was supported with taxpayer dollars and government facilities.

Allison Nichol, president of the Department of Justice Gay Pride group, said she is "not at all confident" that her request for the department to sponsor a Pride event would be approved. Nichol said that last year, the FBI scheduled a Pride event but Attorney General John Ashcroft canceled it.

"Given what's happened in the last two years, one can hope that the attorney general recognizes that it is his job to represent the equal rights of all citizens," Hirsch said. "I was sanguine that they would make a different determination this year, and I look forward to being surprised."

Last year, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., who strongly criticized Ashcroft and the Department of Justice's decision not to allow its employees to celebrate Gay Pride Month, scheduled an alternative celebration for federal employees at the Capitol.

Nichol said she was in discussion with officials to provide an alternative setting for her events and hinted that her group is considering legal action against the Justice Department.

Prior to 2003, taxpayers paid for overhead expenses, including use of the Great Hall, set-up and breakdown of microphones and added security costs because the event is held after hours.


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1 posted on 06/14/2004 11:18:09 PM PDT by scripter
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To: *Homosexual Agenda; EdReform; scripter; GrandMoM; backhoe; Yehuda; Clint N. Suhks; saradippity; ...

Ping. little jeremiah is gone for a couple of days.


2 posted on 06/14/2004 11:18:53 PM PDT by scripter (Thousands have left the homosexual lifestyle)
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To: scripter

They can have their month right after we celebrate WASP-Straight Male pride month.


4 posted on 06/14/2004 11:20:46 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Reagan defeated communism while Kerry was kissing its arse.)
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To: little jeremiah

ping--the slide continues


5 posted on 06/14/2004 11:21:10 PM PDT by beaversmom (Michael Medved has the Greatest radio show on GOD's Green Earth)
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To: scripter

This story makes you want to keep your back to the wall just reading it!


6 posted on 06/14/2004 11:21:53 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: scripter

oops, I pinged him--didn't know he was taking R&R.


7 posted on 06/14/2004 11:22:30 PM PDT by beaversmom (Michael Medved has the Greatest radio show on GOD's Green Earth)
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To: jamesnwu

"Or is that some kind of bigotry?"

THEY are the bigots. No representation of farmyard animals.


8 posted on 06/14/2004 11:23:34 PM PDT by geopyg (Peace..................through decisive and ultimate VICTORY. (Democracy, whiskey, sexy))
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To: beaversmom

Oh well. He can survive a couple of extra pings. :-)


9 posted on 06/14/2004 11:23:38 PM PDT by scripter (Thousands have left the homosexual lifestyle)
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Isn't this moil month instead?


10 posted on 06/14/2004 11:24:31 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Couldn't they settle for a DAY, what's this month stuff.

I want a Baredog pride month, think I'll get it? LOL!

11 posted on 06/14/2004 11:24:41 PM PDT by Mister Baredog ((Part of the Reagan legacy is to re-elect G.W. Bush))
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To: scripter

Since 98% of the population is Heterosexual, why don't we petition for Heterosexual Pride month?


12 posted on 06/14/2004 11:25:42 PM PDT by ETERNAL WARMING (He is faithful!)
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And yet oh so brave Joe Farah claims that Bush is no better than Kerry, and plans to sit out the election.


13 posted on 06/14/2004 11:25:58 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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During the Clinton administration, the annual day was supported with taxpayer dollars and government facilities

Ummm why was our tax dollars going to support this??

14 posted on 06/14/2004 11:26:20 PM PDT by Mo1 (That's right Old Media .... WE LOVED PRESIDENT REAGAN)
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To: scripter

July will be "Pedophilia Pride" month ...


15 posted on 06/14/2004 11:26:21 PM PDT by John Lenin
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To: scripter

Let's keep the government out of our bedrooms!


16 posted on 06/14/2004 11:27:47 PM PDT by eccentric (aka baldwidow)
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To: Mo1

Ummm why was our tax dollars going to support this??

'Cause Hillary and Ole Janet wanted it, that's why. Can you imagine a Hillary Clinton presidency? Unspeakable.


17 posted on 06/14/2004 11:28:13 PM PDT by ETERNAL WARMING (He is faithful!)
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Prior to 2003, taxpayers paid for overhead expenses, including use of the Great Hall, set-up and breakdown of microphones and added security costs because the event is held after hours.

When is spodefly pride month? You suckers (no pun intended) can pay for that too.

18 posted on 06/14/2004 11:29:44 PM PDT by spodefly (This post meets the minimum daily requirements for cynicism and irony.)
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To: eccentric
Let's keep the government out of our bedrooms!

Let's keep queers out of mine and my kid's lives and my taxdollars while we're at it.

19 posted on 06/14/2004 11:30:58 PM PDT by wardaddy (This is it. We either win and prevail or we lose and get tossed into that dustbin W mentioned!)
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To: ETERNAL WARMING

Well John McCain said we should make cut backs in time of war

This looks like a good start to me


20 posted on 06/14/2004 11:31:37 PM PDT by Mo1 (That's right Old Media .... WE LOVED PRESIDENT REAGAN)
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