Romney leery of parade "hosted by crossdresser"

Boston.com ^ | 05/12/2006 | Steve LeBlanc

[Panerai]

Gov. Mitt Romney flirted with abolishing a state advisory commission on gay youth for promoting a parade featuring a crossdressing master of ceremonies and embracing transgender teens, a spokesman said Friday.

Initially, Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said the governor, who signed a proclamation hailing a similar parade in 2003, considering killing the Gov.'s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth because the parade press release was issued without the administration's blessing.

On Friday, Fehrnstrom expanded on that explanation.

"This year what was brought to our attention was a press release that was not authorized by this office but which went out on state letterhead promoting a parade that was hosted by a crossdresser and celebrating, among other things, transgenderism," he said, adding Romney has instructed the commission to refocus on its core mission of suicide prevention.

[MassachusettsGOP]

Former Gov. Bill Weld, Major RINO

[Panerai]

"A Romney administration would not be a gay administration" How do you know that ? There are plenty of gay people in Romney's current administration. Him being Mormon, must make up for being pro-choice, anti-gun, and a bit of a socialits.

[Cicero]

OK, you've given me a bit more to think about. Could be. But I'm not entirely persuaded.

[ProCivitas]

I remain hopeful that Romney will terminate the pro-homosexual commission. The 'organized perversion' crowd hates him anyway, and it's fairly clear that both Romney and the Commonwealth citizenry are opposed to this stuff.

As for concerns about harrassment of the sexually confused, that's a matter of law enforcement, and schools using disciplinary measures to uphold civility standards and the law. More students in general should be advised of their rights to effective legal recourse if harrassed, threatened, or attacked.

And of course, as students, faculty, or citizens Conservatives are dedicated to protecting people against abuse and oppression. We just don't believe in swiping people's tax dollars to indicate public approval of counterproductive quirks.

[PAR35]

I remain hopeful that Romney will terminate the pro-homosexual commission.

It's too late to help him politically. He's already flip-flopped around the issue too long to get any credit if he does that. It will be seen as pandering to the conservatives, who aren't likely to buy it. He might as well stick with his liberal base. Hillary's going to have a better shot at selling herself as a moderate than Romney is at this point.