Gawking tourists not welcome in the Castro

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 8/19/8 | C.W. Nevius

[WayneS]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha !!!!!

[WayneS]

“Hey maw, look at the little pointy-haired gay dude!”

[Old Retired Army Guy]

It is the same reason people are attracted to the Zoo.

[TChris]

"...view the stop as akin to visiting a zoo or other attraction where they are entertained by exhibits or animals."

Yep. That's pretty much it.

[B Knotts]

LOL...if they don’t like it, they can stop making a spectacle of themselves.

[wideawake]

I wonder how many of these incensed Castro residents have been on vacation in other countries and have taken bus tours to observe and photograph "picturesque" local neighborhoods and locals.

Turnabout is fair play.

[Rome2000]

Pretty weird thing to do on vacation.

"Oh, I went to SF to see homosexuals".

[Puppage]

Residents of the Castro are watching with growing concern as their neighborhood becomes a regular attraction on the sightseeing tour of the city.

It's been a regular attraction for aids, etc. Why aren't the residents concerned about THAT?

[BooksForTheRight.com]

People go to zoos and watch freak shows on TV and at circuses. Nothing unusual here.

[50sDad]

1) Um, if there's supposed to be nothing to be ashamed of, why worry that "people are looking at me!"?

2) I thought the entire homosexual lifestyle was built around "look at me, look at ME, LOOK AT MEEEEEEE!"?

[101voodoo]

Well, the perv’s brought it on themselves. Isn’t this the city that hosts the gay celebration in which the perv’s do each other, themselves and anything else handy and do it in public? They seem to have no problems sucking, jacking and screwing their partners in full view and with total disregard for decency, but get offended because normal people want to go to see the freak show.

[Abathar]

The tour bus drivers should sell little bags of Godiva chocolates that the tourist can use to entice the locals closer for better pictures...

[libertarian27]

"This became an issue about three months ago, which is when Michael Woo, manager of the tour department of America Asia Express sightseeing tours, said their buses began to let passengers out at Castro and 18th. He said as many as three of his company's buses stop on Thursdays and Sundays, and they are often joined by an equal number of buses from another tour company."

Who knew...Homosexuals are Racists too

[SmithL]

On the other hand, it’s pretty hard to go there and NOT see them.

[WayneS]

...in “native” attire!!!

[figetyfiggs]

The tour bus drivers should sell little bags of Godiva chocolates that the tourist can use to entice the locals closer for better pictures...

If they do then we'll start to see signs that say:

Please don't feed the fags

[SolidWood]

Patrick Batt's Auto Erotica vintage gay porn shop

Cliff's Hardware Store

Ugh... No comment.

[debboo]

Maybe they should change the name San Francisco to Freakshow.

[Cicero]

The Revenge of the Tourists.

They’ve been holding Gay Pride parades and PR events for years. They’ve been screaming about Gay Rights at the top of their lungs.

What else does fame draw but tourists?

Even the little kiddies can enjoy this zoo, thanks to the new education in our public schools. “Look, mummy! There’s a gay couple just like the ones in our picture books back in kindergarten!”