I must admit to being amused by this. I was checking out the ever-delightful Datalounge, and found a thread about noted regional shrieking virago Diane "Whack Job" Gramley. This was occasioned by the furor they wanted to generate over Philadelphia trying for GLBT tourist money.
More homophobic tomfoolery from the Fundies:Good grief. 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 [tourism] 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."
I must admit to posting on there. I still believe that Her Imperial Whack Jobness is so bat shit crazy that she probably ends up helping us out.
A cute quote:
I'm sure that Philly will no doubt will go bankrupt because all of those trailer park fundies will now spent all of their disposable income on more Cheetos instead of Luxury Hotels and Museum admissions.
You do NOT want to mess with a board of wonderfully viper tongued gay men. We can be vicious when provoked.
