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Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle spoke about the two gay mayoral candidates this morning on the radio. He said he thinks a "responsible homosexual'' could win the post. He defined that as one who rejects the idea that it's OK to take over public parks for gay sex, and who would "do something about the AIDS crisis here, recognizing promiscuous activity has a heavy cost on life and dollars.'' Asked on 850 WFTL how he feels about being remembered for his comments about gays, he said he was proud of a legacy against political correctness. Naugle caused a huge stir...

(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) -- Gay activists are turning up the heat on Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle. Next Tuesday, they plan to ask city commissioners to reprimand Naugle for his recent comments about gay men and public sex. Meanwhile, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has sent a letter to commissioners requesting they formally censure Naugle. When contacted yesterday, the mayor said he expects commissioners to go along with the request. Naugle has been roundly criticized in recent weeks for suggesting the city's public restrooms are popular spots for gay sex.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle has been kicked off Broward County's Tourist Development Council for making remarks that angered the gay community. What do you think about his ouster? Good move. Bad move.

Fort Lauderdale - Mayor Jim Naugle's series of controversial comments about homosexuality cost him his seat Tuesday on the board that promotes Broward County to tourists. County commissioners accused him of jeopardizing the area's multibillion-dollar tourism industry. They said Naugle forced them to take the unprecedented step of stripping him of the job when he ignored warnings to stop his attacks.

Commissioners cited the negative effect the mayor's recent anti-gay comments have had on tourism from the gay and lesbian community. Nearly two months ago, the mayor proposed buying expensive self-flushing toilets for restrooms at public parks to deter what he called rampant gay sex. Since then, tourism officials said they have received hundreds of concerned phone calls and e-mails. "The same government that is in charge of public health is also in charge of tourism," Naugle said. "They don't want anyone talking about public health when considering tourism. It needs to be talked about." "We're just very happy that they've...

CBS4) FORT LAUDERDALE Broward County commissioners have scheduled a discussion on Tuesday whether to remove Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle from the Tourist Development Council, according to CBS4 news partners The Miami Herald. It attributes this move to the mayor's comments against the gay community. ''Being off the board won't silence me, it may give me a bigger voice,'' Naugle told the newspaper yesterday. If he is removed, Naugle said he won't have to abide by Florida's public records laws and could speak to individual members of the tourist board at any time. Commissioner Stacy Ritter planned on calling a...

FORT LAUDERDALE, August 23, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At a news conference at City Hall this week, Jim Naugle, the mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has called on homosexual men to end their public sexual encounters in order to curb the local HIV/AIDS rate. "We want to put a stop to that activity," he said. Since his first public comments in July, Naugle has been attacked on all sides for being nearly the only US public figure to oppose on moral grounds the encroachment of homosexual activity in his town. Now Naugle is in the news again for his determination to...

CWA Calls on Local Law Enforcement to Crack-Down on Illegal and Widespread Public Health Problem – Launches YouTube Support Video Washington, D.C. – Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mayor Jim Naugle has been under rapid fire assault from homosexual activists and liberal media for asking people simply to obey the law and to be responsible and respectful to families and children. Recently, Mayor Naugle exposed a popular “gay” community website that serves as an online directory which both encourages and facilitates illegal, public and anonymous “gay” sex. The Mayor was particularly upset that this activity is taking place at two children’s parks...

FORT LAUDERDALE - Mayor Jim Naugle issued a public apology on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon, but it wasn't the apology the gay community was looking for. Naugle apologized for underestimating the problem of men having sex with each other in public restrooms, and urged people to call police to complain when they come upon it. He also said Broward County leads the nation in the incidence of new AIDS cases involving men having sex with men, and questioned whether the county tourism office should be welcoming them here. Naugle alerted the media that he was holding a...

"Atheists and Criminal Lobbying Union" regarding the meaning of the acronym ACLU. New Times, October 26, 2000 "I don't use the word 'gay.' I use the word 'homosexual.'  Most of them aren't gay. They're unhappy."Sun-Sentinel, July 4, 2007  "I'm supposed to subsidize some schlock sitting on the sofa and drinking a beer, who won't work more than 40 hours a week?" Sun-Sentinel, May 20, 2006  Regarding a proposal to reduce greenhouse gases, calling it "hate-America stuff" concocted by "a bunch of scientists meeting in Paris who've had too much wine.” Sun-Sentinel May 9, 2007  "We're trying to provide a family environment where people...

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Mayor Jim Naugle has never been shy about voicing his beliefs. He's called some environmentalists "wackos" and said people complaining about high home prices were lazy, beer drinking "schlocks." Now the mayor has shifted his attention to a robotic toilet, saying the invention could have a special edge over a traditional restroom in preventing the "homosexual activity" that he said plagues other public restrooms. The robo-john the city might buy for $250,000 or more allows occupants to stay inside for only a short time before the door opens. Probably not enough time for "illegal sex," Naugle figures.