[LukeL]

While the cynical side of me says this is a money grab, state parks are well known for illicit activity and this may be a way to track who belongs in the park and who doesn’t. Before the days of grinder and other apps state and county parks were one of the hookup places for gay men.

[Sirius Lee]

While the cynical side of me says this is a money grab, state parks are well known for illicit activity and this may be a way to track who belongs in the park and who doesn’t. Before the days of grinder and other apps state and county parks were one of the hookup places for gay men.

Flaw in your theory: NY openly promotes faggotry.

[Alberta's Child]

I suspect it's also a way to allow people into state parks that are usually closed after sunset.

Interestingly, I've long felt that onerous fees might be one of the best ways to save state parks and open spaces near major urban centers. It's amazing how much cleaner parks are when they charge fees for people to use them.

[NativeSon]

They’ll be millions a dollars a year going to subsidize permits for the “people of color, immigrants, historically oppressed and lgblt+ communities”.

Followed by the establishment of the “diversified sky” committee that will root out the racism that is responsible for the low numbers of “people of color, immigrants, historically oppressed and lgblt+ community, members”.

Their budget will start at 72M$ for the first year and if they don’t get the 15M$ dollars more, the next year, they’ll claim that their budget is being cut to attack “people of color, immigrants, historically oppressed and lgblt+ communities” and deny them their right to enjoy the sky that they built.