Here in Dallas, it’s news when a city councilmember refuses to attend gay Pride. But just up the road in Oklahoma City, one city councilmember is still voting every year not to issue a special-event permit for gay Pride. Not only that, in defending his vote, Councilman Brian Walters is still equating gays with wife-beaters and child molesters. From On Top Magazine:
“The reason I voted no on that is that I’m a born-again Christian and don’t believe in the homosexual lifestyle,” Walters, who represents the city’s Ward 5, told The Journal Record. (subscription only)
The council’s remaining seven representatives voted in favor of the event.
“I don’t want my vote to be construed as support, because I really don’t support that, the same way that I wouldn’t support a group of, say, pedophiles who wanted to assemble. I would not vote yes on that either, [or] men who beat up their wives. Anything like that,” Walters said Wednesday.
Needless to say, OKC Pride will go on with or without Walters’ support June 25-27. And organizers are quietly thanking Walters for the free publicity.
UPDATE: In response to Rickey Wagner’s comment below, here’s contact info for Walters:
Phone: 405 297-2569
E-mail: ward5@okc.gov
Sounds to me like a letter should be sent to this council member and remind him that he was “voted in” by a certain percentage of wife-beaters, child molesters, and gay pride folk.. and holding on to his job will become more difficult now that the area ‘voters’ have been informed of his social hatred toward others.
My guess, this will get some attention.. Even more-so when it also get’s sent to other major media sources.. huh??
Now who wants to roll up their sleeves and get started? Oh that’s right.. here in TEXAS bitching come first.. but volunteering comes last.. NEVERMIND !!
I just sent this article to one of my buds in OKC and to a few other friends. WOW! I’m glad I was able to take time away from beating my spouse and molesting children to forward the link! Well, back to my quest to take over the world and make everyone wear pink! WEEEE!!!
Heterosexuals: Madonna, Pat Robertson and Paris Hilton.
Homosexuals: Bishop Gene Robinson, Adam Lambert and Rock Hudson.
Do any of these people have a common “Lifestyle”?????
It’s an ORIENTATION, dammit!