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Posted on 01/09/2004 12:42:41 AM PST by kattracks
CNSNews.com) - The Family Pride Coalition announced it has picked Father's Day weekend, June 17-20, for its first-ever gathering at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
"This official Family Pride event...has been specially designed for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) parents and their families," the group said in a press release.
The Family Pride gathering will take place two weeks after "Gay Days" at Disney World -- an annual June event since 1991.
Family Pride said its weekend will include a welcome reception, educational workshops presented by the Family Pride Coalition, a family dance, a kids' night out, family brunches, the Family Pride Coalition's 25th anniversary gala dinner, and all the fun of the Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts' attractions.
"Disney has been a wonderful support in the planning of a very special and exciting weekend for our families," said Aimee Gelnaw, executive director of the Family Pride Coalition.
The Family Pride Coalition, an advocacy group, says it is dedicated to advancing the well-being and the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered parents and their families through mutual support, community collaboration, and public understanding.
Conservative groups have long blasted Disney World for its annual Gay Day event, which is not sponsored by Disney World, but which is implicitly endorsed by the Disney people, conservatives complain.
Critics are troubled that Disney allows its name to be used in connection with the "Gay Days" event.
"Let's be honest," Christian Action Network President Martin Mawyer told CNSNews.com last year. "Disney would never allow an event to be called 'KKK Days at Walt Disney World...Disney would use every legal muscle within their power to have their name removed from that event."
See Earlier Story:
Christian Group Blasts 'Orgy of Depravity' at Disney's Gay Days (Aug. 7, 2003)
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Hi...Kattracks,
SHAME ON DISNEY!
That's why we will NEVER GO to any Disney Facility or Spend our money on Disney Movies or Products.
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