Posted on 06/29/2003 10:20:24 AM PDT by Mr. Mulliner
Parade Treatment Irks Gay Groups
Activists Preparing To Clash With Christian Coalition
POSTED: 8:28 p.m. HST June 27, 2003UPDATED: 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.
Is that so hard to understand?
Group is denied part in parade
The Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays group twice has been denied a spot in the city's Family Day "Kid's Parade," an event sponsored by the Hawaii Christian Coalition, said Michael Golojuch Jr., project coordinator of PFLAG.
Family Day is a daylong series of events being held July 5 in Waikiki.
Malcolm Tom, the city's deputy managing director, defended the decision by the parade sponsor.
"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."
Gays by definition do not reproduce. They only way to increase their numbers is to persuade otherwise normal young men and teenagers that the awkwardness that they feel around the opposite sex is because they really are homosexual deep down and they need to try out the homosexual lifestyle instead. Who hasn't felt isolated and rejected as a teeneager? It's a normal part of growing up. Gays exploit this teenage vulnerability to the hilt. Their agenda is the polar opposite of that of the Christian family parade.
June 27, 2003
ACLU Sues Over Gays' Exclusion From Honolulu Parade
(Honolulu-AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii is suing Honolulu city and county officials for excluding gay groups from a parade next week. The A-C-L-U was filed suit today in U-S District Court. According to the complaint, the city and the Hawaii Christian Coalition promoted the July Fifth 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. City and county officials said they had not yet seen the complaint. The suit comes just before Gay Pride weekend in Honolulu, marked with a series of events, including a parade tomorrow.
June 27, 2003
ACLU Sues Over Gays' Exclusion From Honolulu Parade
(Honolulu-AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii is suing Honolulu city and county officials for excluding gay groups from a parade next week. The A-C-L-U was filed suit today in U-S District Court. According to the complaint, the city and the Hawaii Christian Coalition promoted the July Fifth 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. City and county officials said they had not yet seen the complaint. The suit comes just before Gay Pride weekend in Honolulu, marked with a series of events, including a parade tomorrow.
Answer this question. Why would Gay men celebrating their lifesyle dress up as Satan?
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