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Marchers take part in Straight Pride parade
Detroit Free Press ^ | 6/17/02 | Amy Klein

Posted on 06/17/2002 5:26:09 PM PDT by msuMD

Edited on 05/07/2004 7:12:32 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

About 100 people marched through downtown Ferndale on Sunday morning in a Straight Pride Parade, billed as a celebration of the heterosexual lifestyle.

The parade was organized by talk-radio hosts Kramer and Twitch of WKRK-FM as a tongue-in-cheek event in a community that recently hosted more than 15,000 people for a gay-pride gathering. Organizers could not be reached for comment.


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KEYWORDS: gay; michigan; parade
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To: msuMD
Very funny - I didn't know straight people could organize parades ...
21 posted on 06/17/2002 7:06:20 PM PDT by JmyBryan
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To: Billthedrill
He-Man Women Hater's Club of America.

Isn't that the name of the club in the "Our Gang" series of the '30's?

22 posted on 06/17/2002 7:06:38 PM PDT by It's me
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To: Chewbacca
Alfalfa blew it by falling for Darla...
23 posted on 06/17/2002 7:06:39 PM PDT by woofie
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To: woofie
Darla was also my first crush followed quickly by the dwveloping Annete Funicello
24 posted on 06/17/2002 7:08:35 PM PDT by woofie
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To: AFA-Michigan
Ping

I wish I knew beforehand, I would have flown in for this.

25 posted on 06/18/2002 10:32:24 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
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To: msuMD
Kosofsky said organizers further mocked the gay community

Oooo...the insensitive brutes.

26 posted on 06/18/2002 10:36:44 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: msuMD
"Having a publicity stunt at the expense of a minority group is insensitive,"

We're Straight, We're Great, get over it!

27 posted on 06/18/2002 10:39:29 AM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: Semper Paratus
We're Straight, We're Great, get over it!

Hehehe…let me try.

A Straight beats Two-of-a-kind

29 posted on 06/18/2002 12:14:15 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
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To: Illbay
You've obviously never seen the "Our Gang" (a.k.a. "The Little Rascals") shows.

Well of course not - I'm far too young to have seen...uh...not buyin' it, huh? Rats...

30 posted on 06/18/2002 5:59:26 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Clint N. Suhks
Now THAT'S a good one!!!
31 posted on 06/18/2002 6:02:42 PM PDT by Illbay
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