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Telluride's Mountain Village will host Gay Ski Week next month, an event that has stirred debate among residents of the posh ski -resort and the funky Victorian town a few miles away. In a community that prides itself on diversity, a controversy erupted last month when a resident of Mountain Village wrote a letter to the editor of a local newspaper, questioning why the ski village would promote the gay ski event, which takes place Feb. 26 to March 6. The letter struck a nerve in the community. "It was definitely vociferous. It's to be expected," said Suzanne Cheavens, editor...

Year In Review: Entertainment Industry (Originally published on May 25, 2004) A Christian activist group has developed a three-point strategy to warn unsuspecting families coming to Orlando, Florida, about the very family-unfriendly homosexual pride festival known as "Gay Days at Walt Disney World." The Christian Action Network (CAN) is engaging in an all-out effort to inform families, school groups, and others of what they can expect from the homosexual event long before they enter the so-called Magic Kingdom. The group plans to use literature, road signs, and even a mobile advertisement to get the word out about the offensive and...

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 'Gay Day' at Six Flags protestedGroup to picket outside theme park, urge families to boycott Posted: September 15, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com One day after controversy erupted over a "Muslims-only" day planned for a New Jersey Six Flags theme park this week, a Texas Six Flags amusement park is coming under fire for its planned "Gay Day." Organizers of ProtestGayDay.com say they're following their yearly tradition of protesting the unofficial "Gay Day" at the theme park this Saturday. Like they did last year, pro-family Texans will gather at the entrance of the park with signs to...

PHILADELPHIA – Yesterday, five Christians with the Philadelphia-based Repent America were ejected from the 2nd annual Philadelphia Philles' Gay Day after homosexuals and homosexual advocates began to incite a riot by pulling down the Christian's Gospel banner, which read, “HOMOSEXUALITY IS SIN, CHRIST CAN SET YOU FREE.” CLick here> http://www.repentamerica.com/pr_christiansejected.html

The substitute hose just confronted Bob Iger CEO and president of Disney when they had discussed the Disney family friendly computer The host asked if there were blocks over disney's 'gay' days. This was when he was asked about the child safe content protections! The president gave a LAME resonse and ingored the discounts SPECIFICALLY given to homosexual tour package operators. HE SQUIRMED!

Gay Day at Six Flags Over Texas September 18th , 2004 September 18 is the 9th Annual Gay Day at Six Flags Over Texas. This event has taken place for the last 8 years in a row and this is the 9th year. This event is sponsored by a homosexual newspaper called The Dallas Voice and advertised as "Gay Day at Six Flags," in established homosexual publications like Texas Triangle, QTexas and many highly trafficked websites. Due directly to this form of advertising, thousands of homosexuals attend this event from all over Texas. "Gay Day at Six Flags" takes place...

ORLANDO · Greg Ruffer scanned the hotel's exhibition hall and realized something was different about the vendors catering to the 14th annual Gay Days. Instead of the ubiquitous rainbow flags, T-shirts and trinkets found at most gay events, there were Bloomingdales merchants offering $500-a-setting china for bridal registries, Nordstrom makeup artists giving makeovers and a skin care company selling eye gel for $110 an ounce. Some attendees, whose numbers could reach 130,000 this weekend, say the upscale slant is a sign of progress at Gay Days, a march toward the mainstream in an age of gay marriages in Massachusetts and...

Gay Days is back, and this time it's coming to City Hall. The annual weeklong gathering of gay tourists has attracted a lukewarm welcome from some local politicians and downright hostility from conservatives in the past. This year, the downtown nightclub that was supposed to host the Gay Days kickoff party didn't open because of construction delays. Promoters decided to move their shindig down the street to another party that was already in the works: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer's inauguration.

(AgapePress) - A Christian activist group has developed a three-point strategy to warn unsuspecting families coming to Orlando, Florida, about the very family-unfriendly homosexual pride festival known as "Gay Days at Walt Disney World." The Christian Action Network (CAN) is engaging in an all-out effort to inform families, school groups, and others of what they can expect from the homosexual event long before they enter the so-called Magic Kingdom. The group plans to use literature, road signs, and even a mobile advertisement to get the word out about the offensive and often X-rated goings on at the Walt Disney World...

"Gay Days" at Disney have proven so popular with homosexuals that Disney has agreed to host "Gay Family Days," which is advertised as an opportunity to "advance the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered parents and their families." The event is scheduled for Father's Day weekend--June 17-20, 2004.

Dark Days at Disney World Summary: Written from a perspective of a young woman who was an intern worker at Disney World, this article shows how the Disney corporation is slowly abandoning its family friendly image. The young woman describes the atmosphere of partying and reveling at the apartments where she was housed, and how she decided to leave after witnessing sexual activity performed in public by homosexuals. With "Gay Days at Disney World" and other gay-friendly events, the theme park has become a destination of choice for the homosexual community. The young woman says she was told that Disney...

DALLAS (AP) - A Southern Baptist medical and retirement fund for pastors is being criticized within the denomination because it holds $14 million worth of stock in Carnival Cruise Lines, which is hosting a "Gay Days" voyage later this month. "The Baptists don't believe in gambling, liquor or pornography, or gays," said Don Allmon, a deacon at First Baptist Church of Dyer, Tenn. "When I say that, we love gays, but we don't like their lifestyle." The Southern Baptists - the nation's largest Protestant denomination, with more than 16 million members - have been boycotting the Walt Disney Co. for...

Dayton, Tennessee-AP -- Diana Cunningham says she went to Saturday's Gay Day celebration in Rhea County, Tennessee, because she was "enraged" by a recent vote to ban homosexuals and have them arrested for "crimes against nature." The county commission approved the ban in March, then reversed its decision two days later. But Cunningham was one of 400 people who turned out for the celebration. She says it allowed her to "go one step further in admitting" who she is -- a lesbian. The commissioner who authored the ban explained his motion in March. But members of the panel have since...

Some parents are upset over the timing of a school field trip that sends Broward County students to Orlando theme parks in the middle of Gay Days. Gay Days, which is expected to bring about 140,000 people to the Orlando area in early June, is advertised as "creating a gay and lesbian atmosphere" throughout the region by organizing "theme park visits, over-the-top dance parties, and round-the-clock good times."

<p>The Dollywood theme park has asked a gay and lesbian group to immediately stop advertising ''Gay Day at Dollywood'' for an upcoming event that attracted about 1,000 gays and lesbians, mainly from Tennessee, last year.</p> <p>The Dollywood attorney's letter, paraphrased and forwarded by activists to fellow gays and lesbians via e-mail around the state and nationwide, has sparked anger.</p>

Parents Pull Students Out Of Band Trip Some members of a Nebraska high school band won't be going to Disney World because their parents say they don't want them exposed to homosexuals. The Kearney High School band is traveling to Disney in June, but after some parents found out the trip is scheduled during the annual Gay Days, they have pulled their children out of the trip. Band instructors say only a few students have pulled out of the trip to Orlando because of Gay Days, but gay rights advocates say it is a big deal.

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...

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...

Useful Idiot Caption-A-Rama for 8 December 2003 Anti-War Anti-Bush and/or pro-tyranny idiots continue to stink up cities worldwideThe Dubya and Arnold twins were out in the Netherlands again. If these two get any dumber, they might just stop breathing.Am I a bad person if I hope he gets heat stroke from carrying all that crap around with that mask on? OK, OK! I’m just kidding...It’s all about peace and love, baby. Speaking of peace and love...these photos were taken at a San Francisco rally on February 16th. Israel’s fight is our fight, for our enemies (domestic division) are Israel’s enemies.....

In promoting its 3rd Annual Fiesta Latina, California's Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., urges consumers to "Celebrate with us during these great days of family fun" over four consecutive weekends ending Oct. 4 and 5. But it is the final weekend of Fiesta Latina, which coincides with the annual Gay Days at Disneyland, that has cultural conservatives and at least one Hispanic organization complaining that the resort will exude something other than a family-friendly environment. Gay Days at Disneyland, now in its sixth year, began Friday and lasts through the weekend. Thousands of red-shirted homosexuals are expected to attend. The...