Dallas to promote "Gay-friendly tourism"

Washington Post ^ | January 7, 2007

[nwrep]

Dallas, long known as a Baptist stronghold and home of Stetson-wearing business types, is touting a new image: gay travel destination. The city has joined other locations, such as Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale, in actively reaching out to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender visitors.

"Our secret is out," says a page at www.dallascvb.com, the city's official tourism Web site. The page lists venues of special appeal to gay travelers, including Oak Lawn, a neighborhood with a predominantly gay population, bars, museums and more than 20 gay-friendly hotels.

[Dysart]

[EagleUSA]

Guess there is not a real American state left in this country anymore. Brokeback Dallas...

[Candor7]

Yeehaw! The Broke Back Mountain Sodomite Tour for Texas?

Next , they will be asking for the old Marriage amendment.

Sickos!

[highimpact]

That's Fabulous!!

[dighton]

“Where in hell are you from, anyway, Private?”

[Dallas59]

The Gays down the street are rich...I dislike it when they scream discrimination...while driving out of their $350,000 dollar condo in their $55,000 dollar Mercedes...

[Jaysun]

"Gay friendly" simply means a place where you can readily find like-minded perverts to revel with. Why else would they need to congregate somewhere? Are they being turned away from restaurants and hotels elsewhere?

[Hildy]

whoever has the money and the institutions rules the world. The libs have it. I don't see anyway around it.

[RichInOC]

[cue Louis Gossett as Gunny Emil Foley]

"Texas? Only two things come out of Texas, boy...steers and queers."

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[dfwgator]

Dallas has always been a gay mecca, nothing new here.

[RichInOC]

I think I should have copied you on mine.

[RichInOC]

Okay...but the big question is "Can he stay on for eight seconds?"

[LibFreeOrDie]

Kinda changes the meaning of some of these lyrics:


"BIG D" (by Frank Loesser from "The Most Happy Fella")

Ev'nin', ma'am.

Would you mind sayin' that again?

I said, 'Ev'nin', ma'am.

Ev'nin', ma'am'!
Mister, you've got a way of sayin'
Ev'nin', ma'am
That puts me in a friendly state of mind.

Would you mind sayin' that again
I mean 'friendly state'.

Friendly state.

Sister you've got a way of saying
'Friendly state
'That gives me the impression
You're my kind.

Would you mind sayin' 'crazy crystal'.

'Crazy crystal!'
would you mind saying 'nieman marcus'.

'Nieman marcus'.

Wait a minute!
Wait a minute!

You're from Big D
I can guess
By the way you draw!
And the way you dress
You're from Big D

My, oh Yes
I mean Big D little a, double l-a-s
And that spell Dallas
My darlin', darlin' Dallas

Don't it give you pleasure to confess
That you're from Big D

My, oh Yes
I mean Big D, little a double l-a
Big D, little a double l-a
Big D, little a double l-a-s
And that spell Dallas
Where ev'ry home's a palace

Cause the settlers settle for no less
Hooray for Big D

My, oh Yes
I mean Big D, little a double l-a
Big D, little a double l-a
Big D, little a double l-a-s

You're from Big D
I can guess
By the way you draw!
And the way you dress
You're from Big D

My, oh Yes
I mean Big D little a, double l-a-s
And there's oil all over your address
Back home in Big D

My, oh Yes
I mean Big D, little a double l-a
Big D, little a double l-a
Big D, little a double l-a-s
And that spells Dallas
I mean it with no malice

But the rest of Texas looks a mess
When you're from Big D

My, oh Yes
I mean Big D, little a double l-a
Big D, little a double l-a
Big D, little a double l-a-s

Big D, Big D
Talkin' 'bout big D, big D

Oil! Oil! Oil! Cattle! Cattle! Cattle!
My, oh Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Dallas!
Big D! Little A double L-A-S!

And that spells Dallas
My darlin', darlin' Dallas
Don't it give you pleasure to confess
That you're from big D
My, oh yes
I mean
Big D
Little A, Double L-A
Big D
Little A, double-A
Big D, little A, double L-A-S!

[bobby.223]

ya got that right. I think I'm gonna puke.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Now Dallas is trying to rival Austin for the liberal capital of Texas....

[kerryusama04]

steers and queers?

[proudofthesouth]

I wonder what J.R. Ewing would think of that photo.

[Vive ut Vivas]

"Gay friendly" simply means a place where you can readily find like-minded perverts to revel with.

Funny, I thought it meant being accepting of people whose lifestyles don't happen to jive with yours.

[PAR35]

Dallas County elected an openly lesbian sheriff, and many of the county wide offices went democrat. The largest Baptist church in town moved to Denton County a few years ago.

Katrina, the gift that keeps on giving.

[GATOR NAVY]

"and you ain't got no horns..."

[Jaysun]

Funny, I thought it meant being accepting of people whose lifestyles don't happen to jive with yours.

Was Dallas not "gay friendly" before? And since when was a sexual act a lifestyle? Are there any "twice a week with his wife in the missionary position" friendly destinations out there? Because that's my "lifestyle".

[lainie]

Guess their secret really is out, then.

[elcid1970]

And just what the f*** is a "gay museum"?

[bobby.223]

"perverts to revel with" is correct.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

...more than 20 gay-friendly hotels.

What are those? Do they have only entry in the rear?

[ichabod1]

I thought that was Gunny R. Lee Ermey from Full Metal Jacket. Guess it's been used mroe than once.

[ichabod1]

Hey, Houston has a more infamous gay mecca, the Montrose, but I haven't heard about a CofC campaign for it yet.

[smonk]

yeah, that will go over really well in dallas . . . .

[wku man]

We have it pretty good here in Idaho. Beautiful mountains, great hunting and fishing, a conservative legislature and governor, growing economies, and oh yeah...a new law on the books banning homosexual marriage. Any good people looking for a great place to live, come on up here...maybe y'all can displace some of the pukes from Kalifornia, Oregon and Washington who are trying to ruin our beautiful, conservative state.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[april15Bendovr]

Everyone going to sing show tunes?

[Melas]

Are there any "twice a week with his wife in the missionary position" friendly destinations out there? Because that's my "lifestyle".

Twice a week in the missionary position? You don't look like you're in your 70's in your photograph.

[GATOR NAVY]

We're probably better off not knowing.

[gidget7]

We should thank WoPo for the warning!! Another city on list for our "no fly zone" also no drive zone! Won't be visiting any of these cities.

I have heard it said this will pass, but it seems to be happening more and more as far as I can see. The list of blocked TV shows and news programs due to their offensive material is staggering, leaving not much left to watch. The list of business, also staggering, due to their offensive policies and advertising. Cities our family will visit or even drive through, also growing, but none as fast as the list of schools who's enrollment has dropped by as much as 40%. One has to wonder what it is going to take to stop these degenerates.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

It's actually "Beer, steers and are queers."

Capitalists don't care the sexual orientation of the buyer or visitor just the money s/he uses. As long as they obey the law, don't urinate in public places, and wear pants under their chaps, who cares if TX wants gay tourism dollars.

[nmh]

EW!

Cross that one off the places to visit.

[HostileTerritory]

It's got to be a challenging job to think of ways to bring tourists to Dallas. A nice city for doing business and raising a family, sure, but filling those hotel rooms on weekends must be hell.

[HostileTerritory]

Dallas was already on your list of places to visit? What, was Fresno too 2005 for your tastes?

[kerryusama04]

Capitalists don't care the sexual orientation of the buyer or visitor just the money s/he uses. As long as they obey the law, don't urinate in public places, and wear pants under their chaps, who cares if TX wants gay tourism dollars.

Straight married people with kids go to Branson. Let the queers fund Dallas and come have a wholesome time here in the show-me state.

[gidget7]

"Gay friendly" simply means a place where you can readily find like-minded perverts to revel with. Why else would they need to congregate somewhere? Are they being turned away from restaurants and hotels elsewhere?"



That is part of it. But there are also activities, stickers in store windows, rainbow flags displayed, things like that, that define it as gay friendly. Nauseating but true.

What I find appalling is that realtor's cannot state anywhere when selling a house, that the area is family friendly. Because it implies other areas aren't. THAT I do not get at all!

[traditional1]

LOL !

[nmh]

"Dallas was already on your list of places to visit? What, was Fresno too 2005 for your tastes?"

Neither one is worth visiting. When in Calif. we purposely stay in Carmel instead of San Francisco as we used to stay when visiting relatives.

Perversion doesn't entertain us or relax us.
It disgusts us.

[gidget7]

"And since when was a sexual act a lifestyle? Are there any "twice a week with his wife in the missionary position" friendly destinations out there? Because that's my "lifestyle"."


LOL like we would ever see a "heteronormative friendly" place. (their non term, not mine) We might be seeing a "swinger friendly" city, or a "sadomasochistic friendly" city, or a "dominatrix friendly" friendly. Soon after that, "bestiality friendly", "Porn friendly" "Pedophilia friendly" take your pick! Heck they are all sexual lifestyles too.

[bobby.223]

it won't pass and they won't be stopped until the Big Guy says ENOUGH! you know when that is.

[Unmarked Package]

"[cue Louis Gossett as Gunny Emil Foley]"

Ah yes, An Officer and a Gentleman released in 1982, what a great movie!

However, as a current resident of Texas, I must defend our honor and point out it's Oklahoma in the film script that Gunnery Sergeant Foley insults, which makes infinitely more sense to me. :-)

The only portion of the exchange between the characters in the scene that I can post on Free Republic appears below:

FOLEY: Where are you from, boy?
SID: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
FOLEY: Only two things come out of Oklahoma, steers and queers. Which one are you, boy? I don't see any horns so you must be a queer.
SID: No, sir.

[gidget7]

hahahaha Houston we have a problem!

[TruthFactor]

Uhhh Dallas??? You can count me and my family out or your tourism plan.

[FreedomGuru]

Somebody call Walker Texas Ranger, he'll fix it.