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[Anonymous]

Like every other "liberated" minority...they cannot just stop and say, "we won"...now they have to grind it in our faces.



Every person should be given equal rights. Regardless of their personal convictions (but not their criminal convictions).



But we keep bowing to minority social noise that erodes and demeans the majority of citizens. It has to stop.

I support equal rights for everyone..



However, people like myself with dependent children who do not want them exposed to exposed adults are not the same as people who would discriminate against minorities or send children to labour camps..



I that kind of strange analogy very offensive besides being deceitful.

[Bricktop]

Right on!!!



Gays need to be mindful that they are a small minority. They deserve equal rights...but not equal community space.

[RW]

A parade in a city once a year that attracts a lot of tourists.  You do the math.



If your straight asses can't handle it, move to the middle of nowhere.  We don't have pride parades.

[Bricktop]

Now, there's a statement I'd love to see substantiated. Attracts tourists? Reference please.

[RW]

A lot of gay people from all over our province go to Vancouver for Pride Week.  Brings in dollars to Vanc.

[asal]

I know there's a gay tourist guidebook out there.  Vancouver's pride parade is probably in that.



here's a website:  http://www.gaytravel.com/gay-guides/vancouver">//http://www.gaytravel.com/gay-guides/vancouver



Here's an article (I'll look for specific numbers, but these figures on attendance or numbers of victims are always fake anyways):



http://www.tourismvancouver.com/articles/view/Vancouver-Celebrates-25th-Annual-Gay-Pride-Week-and-Parade/17/0/">//http://www.tourismvancouver.com/articles/view/Vancouver-Celebrates-25th-Annual-Gay-Pride-Week-and-Parade/17/0/



(from that ^ article):

Vancouver, BC: Each August, Vancouver celebrates the Gay Pride Festival and Parade which attracts more than 125,000 spectators and has an annual economic impact of close to $22 million.

"Vancouver's gay friendly reputation and cultural diversity is becoming world renowned attracting thousands of international visitors to Pride each year."

[Bricktop]

Nope.



That's anecdotal.



Hard numbers please.



Especially the number of STRAIGHT "tourists".

[RW]

Those look like pretty solid numbers to me.

[Bricktop]

What part of "anecdotal" are you having trouble with?

[asal]

Maybe we should mandate attendants to pin "S" or "G" to their clothing.



You're right about hard numbers.  I don't know where to look for them :(

[Bricktop]

I don't think you'd need too many S's.

[asal]

:001_tongue:

[J0E]

Like every other "liberated" minority...they cannot just stop and say, "we won"...now they have to grind it in our faces.



Every person should be given equal rights. Regardless of their personal convictions (but not their criminal convictions).



But we keep bowing to minority social noise that erodes and demeans the majority of citizens. It has to stop.

Yup, and its only the beginning. More to come.

Since the gay agenda has taken hold in the Land of the Free, the entrepreneurs and media will cash in.

Some cities will be just like Vancouver, and the noise will be at least x10 since its America.

And since they feel they've been an 'oppressed minority' for all of these decades or centuries, they'llmore than overcompensate by blasting it in everyone's faces. Rivers, lakes in multirainbow colors? Sure the technology, knowhow and money is there, so why not? It'll be like celebrating the 4th of July every day of the year now.

They'll let us all know what they thought it was like all those years ta have to live 'the Lie'.

......oh well!

[RW]

Women have done the same thing with Take Back the Night and Slut marches.  Why aren't you bitching about that "repressed" group?

[RW]

What part of "anecdotal" are you having trouble with?

When Vancouver City Council is reporting said numbers (last year it was closer to $30 million) it tends to hold a lot more weight. :p



FYI



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