....now that you got it, TRY washing your eyes out!!!
Posted on 07/13/2006 2:43:21 PM PDT by buccaneer81
Public display of affection was inappropriate Thursday, July 13, 2006
My family enjoyed our first visit to your clean and beautiful city on June 24 and 25, as we arrived to deliver our daughter to a summer camp. After a much longer than anticipated drive, we arrived at our destination at 10:30 p.m., unloading our bags at the only possible spot at the hotel: curbside at the Courtyard Marriott on Spring Street.
My three children were treated to an eyeful of amorous behavior by the lesbians seated on a public bench, not 10 feet away from us and directly in front of the doors to the hotel.
How could I have known in advance that our hotel was in the midst of Gay Pride Weekend or that there would be such public sexual demonstrations?
I have thought about our being in the midst of Pride Weekend and have gleaned the following: Regardless of sexual orientation, out of basic respect for humanity, amorous behavior does not belong on a public bench. Respect is the foundation for our society, for civil conduct and for courtesy.
Rodney Dangerfield might have said his famous line to that couple, "Get a room!"
I did not plan to take my kids into the environment of a gay bar, so please have enough respect for others around you not to bring that atmosphere into the public realm.
I know that gay people want approval and respect, in addition to tolerance for their lifestyles. But respect needs to run both ways. Without common courtesy and the decency to reserve amorous behavior for a private setting, the gay-pride movement would appear to be less about seeking acceptance and more about provoking friction in society.
This experience, along with our visit this year to Disney World (also during Pride Day) did not endear the movement to me. Quite the contrary. My conclusion has been that the gay objective has been to be "in your face," and with respect to pride gatherings in the public realm, that respect is a one-way street.
If what the gay community truly desires is acceptance, I humbly suggest to gay and lesbian readers that next time there is a pride assembly, they consider reserving their intimate behavior for behind closed doors, as is also expected of well-mannered heterosexuals.
MARIE LEDUC
Silver Spring, Md.
....now that you got it, TRY washing your eyes out!!!
Homosexuals/lesbians attending these so called pride festivals have no sense of decency, decorum, morals, manners, or class for that matter.
Those events are about the exact opposite.
The only difference is, in MOST cases, the heterosexual couple is arrested for public indecency. Homosexuals are not arrested, in fact their public displays are ignored by law enforcement.
"So, they ended up 'accidentally' at TWO gay pride events?"
And if you buy that, I have a bridge to sell you. After you 'accidentally' end up at one, with small children, you KNOW to ask if there are any events going on that might be less family-oriented in the hotel or park you're visiting.
If people are worried about it, all they have to do is search the internet for 'gay/queer' and whatever locale they're planning to visit. The date of homo events at Disney certainly are discovered easily enough. Gay Days 2007 at Disney is May 29 - June 3. It's right on their web site.
Not only that, if the gays are arrested for public indecency, they sue, claiming it was a violation of their civil rights!
No kidding. Check out how many lawsuits have been filed because law enforcement tried to shut down public sex at certain beaches, etc.
I find it sad and hilarious that my effort to speak for another point of view (for civil public behavior) is opined as a fake. My letter was not about people being gay but about the choice to behave publicly in a public place in a private manner. Do I have a plank in my eye? Most certainly, we all do. However, I don't chose to take my kids into porno flicks and one was brought into the public realm for me. Yes, you are correct about my county. I would say the same thing if the same behavior were to occur in a public space here -when it should be behind closed doors. It is a matter of respect for oneself, one's partner, and the public. It used to be called courtesy or manners.
What did I say that disagreed with your effort? I believe that a public show of sexual behavior, gay or heterosexual, should fall under civil disobedience. How sad that common decency needs to be legislated these days!
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