Philly courting gay tourism, Fundies want boycott...great You Tube video

[AnnInLa]

http://pandagon.net/2007/05/07/pennsylvania-afa-gasbag-calls-for-a-fundie-boycott-of-philadelphia/


Philly Mayor John Street recently unveiled 36 rainbow street signs in the gay district of the city — Philly’s Gayborhood — located from Chestnut to Pine Streets between 11th and Broad Streets.

Philadelphia actively courts gay travel dollars, so this was just another way to highlight the City of Brotherly Love’s commitment to diversity. This support, however, has enraged Diane Gramley of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania.

According to Gramley, the city was prompted by the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus to approve the street signs. “What the city of Philadelphia is doing is looking for the homosexual dollars,” she says. “They need to know that if they are going to be accommodating homosexuals, then they’re going to lose the traditional family dollars.”


The city of Philadelphia is not family friendly, says Gramley — and families should not choose Philadelphia as a vacation spot, she adds. The AFA of Pennsylvania leader believes a loss in tourism dollars is the only way the city is going to get the message.

“Let’s face it,” she says; “the majority of people in America hold traditional values, or they at least believe that homosexual acts are not right — and we need to just send that message to Philadelphia.”

http://pandagon.net/2007/05/07/pennsylvania-afa-gasbag-calls-for-a-fundie-boycott-of-philadelphia/

Go to the link to read Fundie comments about this story, and be sure to watch this video at You Tube, which is just as cute as a button:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Het717Jtuvc

[Justitia]

1. Yo, Philly is the City of Brotherly Love, lady! Yeah, boycott the Liberty Bell, dunce.

Now, how did I just know that this fundie org would be headquartered in the western outback of PA, near the OH border? Worlds away from Philly....

[donco6]

2. Fundie whackos don't travel. They might miss church.

So who cares?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. What a sweet utube video!

You know, back then the writing used would have been considered normal. And you know that there were cross dressers even back then, and gays. Just not the prejudice you hear about and see now.

Man, if I go east again, I'll try to go to Philly.