Parade Treatment Irks Gay Groups (Gays whine about exclusion from Christian family parade)

The Hawaii Channel ^ | June 27, 2003

[Mr. Mulliner]

Parade Treatment Irks Gay Groups

Activists Preparing To Clash With Christian Coalition

POSTED: 8:28 p.m. HST June 27, 2003

UPDATED: 8:37 a.m. HST June 28, 2003

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii is suing Honolulu city and county officials for excluding gay groups from a parade next week.

The ACLU filed suit Friday in U.S. District Court.

According to the complaint, the city and the Hawaii Christian Coalition promoted the July 5 "Family Day Parade" as co-sponsors.

But after gay groups repeatedly tried to join, the suit says the organizers claimed the event was privately sponsored only by the Christian Coalition.

Gay groups say over the years they have had to fight to put on their own gay pride parade and they can't understand why the city has pumped taxpayer money into promoting the Christian Coalition event.

"The city is jumping though hoops to help them with the parade," said gay rights advocate Ken Miller. "What kind of equality is that?"

City spokeswoman Carol Costa says the event is not organized by city and county officials and the rules are up to the Christian Coalition.

Hawaii Christian Coalition representative Garrett Hashimoto says as the main sponsor of the family parade, the Coalition can legally exclude who it wants.

"We don't want (a) political or personal organization's agenda in this parade," he said.

Hashimoto says it would be inappropriate for a group promoting a gay lifeystyle to march in what is essentially a children's parade.

A hearing in federal court is set for July 1 at 3 p.m.

[RichInOC]

Satan? I thought he was supposed to be Darth Maul.

[FreedomCalls]

The so-called "separation of church and state" doctrine means a government entity can't promote a Christian lifestyle, but a government agency (the US Fish & Wildlife Service in this case) has no problems hosting a web site promoting the Gay and Lesbian lifestyle. Notice how the poster depicts young children at play.

[mlmr]

Gays by definition do not reproduce.


They do reproduce and adopt. There was a book in the seventies or early eighties called "Shock-proof Sidney Skate" that detailed some of the problems of having homosexual and lesbian parents.

[FreedomCalls]

Satan? I thought he was supposed to be Darth Maul.

He clearly has large devil horns, not the little horns of Darth Maul.

Here is Darth Maul for comparision:

[decimon]

I think you're missing the real problem here. The problem is that politicians devote public (taxpayer) funds to various groups to pander their votes. Once you start with that there is no end as every group will demand its part or its event.

You want a parade? Good for you. You organize it and you show that you have funded all aspects including the policing and the cleanup. Then you get a permit. Otherwise you can have your parade on private property.

[weegee]

From another thread (on homosexual parents with young kids at Gay Pride parades):

Gay Pride Events Becoming Family Affairs

They asked for a kid-friendly spot in the lineup, hoping to avoid a repeat of last year - when their stroller brigade was awkwardly sandwiched between two groups of leather-bound sadomasochists.

"I don't want my kids to see that, and I don't think either side was too pleased," said Boulliane, 35.

Now they know how we feel (whether it be at Disneyworld, on tv, or city streets).

Funny how all of this behavior is a private act that occurs in a bedroom. Then why flaunt it out in the streets? Doesn't seem very private to me.

[sweetliberty]

They just don't get that there are still decent people who don't want their children exposed to a bunch of half-naked faggots parading around flaunting their deviance. Personally, I think allowing the faggot parades in a public place in broad daylight is way over the line. Next thing you know, they'll want to make it mandatory and public schools will be sponsoring "field trops" to faggot days parades.

[sweetliberty]

"Why would Gay men celebrating their lifesyle dress up as Satan?"

He's the puppetmaster...but then, of course, you already knew that.

[Old Professer]

If it is true that homosexuality is congenital, then there will be plenty of them marching that day, they just haven't figured it out yet or announced.

[Allegra]

"It's a simple issue: The parade is a private parade, sponsored by the Hawaii Christian Coalition," Tom said. "As sponsor, they have right to select and choose who they want to have in the parade."

As it should be, as it should be, as it should be!!

I'm sick of the gays demanding to be in our faces all the time. Spare us!

[Antoninus]

Sodomy is not a family value. Bump!

[weegee]

The one "good" thing to say about all this is that since "Gay Pride Month" is in June, few school students will be subjected to devoted classwork for "Gay Pride Month".

Of course, the celebrations kick off with Gay Day at a number of youth oriented theme parks in June (right when the kids get out of school and some families go on vacation).

[weegee]

Should Satanic followers be permitted to march in a Christian organized parade?

[RichInOC]

But if he stopped trimming them...

[Nan48]

I think I see a problem. The parade organizers should have been a little more careful in the wording on their flier.

Join the Parade
"The day will begin at 10 a.m. with a parade designed to delight children of all ages. It will include bands, floats, a string of City vehicles and marching groups representing a CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN." (caps added)

Who'd thought that the gays would want to invite themselves.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Gays are disqualified as being a family!

[weegee]

Homosexuals discriminate too:

Straight 'Pride Idol' ruffles some gays' feathers

"I think most people get the message that Pride is about inclusion," Witherington said. "We are asking the rest of the world for respect, and if we can't do it on our doorstep, what chance to do we have of persuading the rest of the world?"

I thought that they were arguing that this is a private matter and that no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. Then why shout it in the streets? Why have a parade route lined with trashcans advertising a sex lube and the slogan "Get Lubed!"?

[Nowhere Man]

As I have said before, "When they start hanging ACLU, I will gladly buy the first rope".

I'll call and raise you a pickup truck. B-P

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[jmc813]

hat's what all the liberaltarians constantly whine

Jim Robinson considers "liberaltarians" to be "our good friends".