Are You Ready For Sao Paulo‘s ’Heterosexual Pride Day?’
- Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:26pm by
Billy Hallowell
- Print »
- Email »
SAO PAULO (The Blaze/AP) — The city council of South America’s biggest city has adopted legislation calling for a Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of each December.
Poking fun at the city’s proposal, Gawker’s Jeff Neumann writes:
If anyone’s been put down by society for far too long — besides young white males — it’s the straights, of course. That’s precisely why members of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s city council have adopted legislation to create Heterosexual Pride Day.
Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab must sign the legislation for it to become law and has said only that he is studying it. His office declined Wednesday to say whether he supports the proposal.
The legislation’s author, Carlos Apolinario, said the idea for a Heterosexual Pride Day is “not anti-gay but a protest against the privileges the gay community enjoys.”
As an example, he mentioned how Sao Paulo’s huge gay pride day parade is held every year on Paulista Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares in this city of 20 million people, while the March for Jesus organized by evangelical groups is not allowed on the same avenue.
“I respect gays and I am against any kind of aggression made against them,” Apolinario said. “I have no trouble coexisting with gays as long as their behavior is normal.”
Perhaps out of outrage for the current legislation, it appears the councilman’s web site has been compromised by a group called RedHack. Currently, text on the web site CarolsApolinario.com.br reads (translated):
In Brazil, a homosexual is killed every 36 hours, this type of crime has increased 113% over the past five years. In 2010, 260 were killed. Only the first three months of this year were 65 murders.
Councilman Carlos Apolinario insists propose laws that contribute to the spread of hatred and discrimination. From War to genocide the massacres of Oslo and Utoya, those who preach the superiority of one over another are responsible for the actions of the most damning history.
The Brazilian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Association criticized the legislation, saying it could provoke homophobic violence.
“How many LGBTs will be attacked because of the message that only heterosexuality makes someone a moral person and a good citizen,” the association said in a statement.
“The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community,” the statement added. “Unlike homosexuals, heterosexuals are not discriminated against simply for being heterosexuals.”
The Christian Science Monitor discusses just how serious related problems have become in the region:
While São Paulo is home to a vibrant gay scene, homophobia is a constant concern. The legislation comes just a few weeks after a conservative congressman in the capital Brasilia courted controversy by apparently calling blacks promiscuous, and then declaring himself proud to be prejudiced against gays. And last month a group of youths attacked and maimed a father they thought was gay because he hugged his teenage son.
In a recent report, the gay rights group Grupo Gay da Bahia corroborates RedHack’s claim that 260 gays were murdered last year in Brazil, up 113 percent from five years earlier.
Popular Stories
MSNBC Host Snaps in Heated Segment: ‘What in the World Is Riskier Than Being a Poor Person in America?’ 685 Comments
Does Misstated Marathon Claim Prove Paul Ryan Is Dishonest? (POLL) 649 Comments
‘Jumah at the DNC’ Speaker: ‘Muslims Visited America Prior to Columbus’ & ‘It Was a Muslim’ Who Guided Him to the ‘New World’ 524 Comments
Obama: RNC Like Watching ‘Black-and-White TV’ Because Romney ‘Did Not Offer a Single New Idea’ 361 Comments
Roseanne Barr: Most Billionaires ‘Violent Pedophiles’ & ‘Heartless’ Cocaine Addicts 318 Comments
Faith
This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 183 Comments- Pakistani Muslim Cleric Accused of Framing Disabled Christian Girl in Koran-Burning Case Read More
- ‘Made Up Religion’: TV Historian Enrages Muslims, Receives Threats After Producing UK Documentary Questioning Islam’s Beginnings 213 Comments
Meet the Controversial German Imam Accused of Brutally Beating His Wife & Pushing Sharia Law Read More
‘Self-Proclaimed Messiah’ & Unification Church Leader the Rev. Sun Myung Moon Has Died — Here’s His Life Story Read More
Business
- Germany’s Upcoming Court Ruling Will be Huge for the EU Read More
Ford Looks to Beat Toyota for Best-Selling Car in 2012 With This Model 147 Comments
Bernanke & QE3: Here’s What You Need to Know Read More- ‘Extortion’: Why Did the Labor Department ‘Drop the Hammer’ on Oregon Farmers? 300 Comments
Scathing New Ad Capitalizes on Rep. Ryan‘s ’Fading Obama Posters’ Remark 124 Comments
Technology
- This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 183 Comments
‘TaserDrone’: Hackers Weaponize Quadcopter With Actual ‘Shocking’ Technology Read More
Ever Heard of the Wild ‘Burning Man’ Festival in the Middle of the Nev. Desert? Here’s Your Primer Read More
Stanford Develops Technology ‘Better Than Steroids’ for Athlete Recovery Read More
Have You Pretended to Know What ‘the Cloud’ Is? You’re Not Alone Read More
Submitting your tip... please wait!
Comments (214)
ladyda
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:09pmLive & let live…just please don’t try to make another “special interest” group, expecting preferential treatment or “privileges” over another…or create/expect another government subsidy/entitlement because of your sexual preference.
Report Post »ladyda
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:21pm…..oh, and I need to add… don’t expect others to be financially responsible for your medical expenses should you ever contract some nasty disease because of your sexual escapades, either! (though I am sure we will be forced to whether we want to or not through very high insurance premiums)
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:54pmI agree on the insurance. Risk pools need to be should take into account activities.
Report Post »thinkinghuman
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:03pmIts too bad that there are more and more gays dying there as they say. I wonder if it has something to do with BLOWBACK where some tire of the in-your-face “pride” of a certain segments sexual preferences? Maybe if they stopped having their “pride” parades that would help. Keep your sex preferences in the bedroom.
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:19pmThe gay community in Brazil is 8.35% of the population, and each year about 50,000 Brazilians are murdered – the number should be much higher than 260. The issue is that Brazil doesn‘t have the concept of ’hate crime’, and as they start to refine the methods for identifying when a murder victim is LGBT the number will rise. Until the number exceeds 8.35% of all murders in Brazil there is nothing to talk about – except for the fact that every year some 50,000 Brazilians are killed, of course.
Every murder is tragic, but this holding up of gay murder victims makes no sense – their number is disproportional to the general population – they are dramatically under-represented. At 260/yr and with 50,000 murders a year, they represent about one half of 1% of all murders in Brazil, yet they are 8.35% of the population…
Report Post »ginsberg
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 8:05amYeah those pesky gays should just give up their freedom due to lowlifes and bigots…do you even think at all before you write? Guess blacks should have stopped protesting slavery maybe that would have made them safer…idiot.
Report Post »Tankertony
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:55pmAwesome, great idea.
Report Post »U.S. Constitutionist
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:48pmI can see me being a community activist on this one and a great stepping stone for the BIG schtuff.
It’s simple… If one’s sexuallity defines the individual, than that individual is shallow!
The character and actions of oneself speaks volumes.
The Silent Majority has rewoken and is speaking up… Finally!! Not in a religious, emotional nor political voice… Just plain old common sense.
Ooops, I guess that I am not a community activist but a socially conscientious objector. Hopefully it’s permanent! S*** Happens.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:53pmWhatever already! Don‘t know who they are and don’t really care. But my knives are sharp and my guns shoot well.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:59pmThe heterosexuals are coming, the heterosexuals are coming!
Report Post »mattmo79
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:42pmGreat idea, let’s do it here!
Report Post »Baron_Doom
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:59pmIf a homosexual was killed every 36 hours, there wouldn’t be any left!
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:02pmIs something wrong with you? Hitler did that too you know! We can say that will all historical honesty.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:38pmSorry folks, gay people have always been here, no more now than ever. You can try to stop anyone from publicly acknowledging their gay, and you might have some small effect. But the history on this is already written. You can say it violates God’s law but Bible, if you take it literally prohibits a lot of things:
Exodus 20:4 ESV “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”
So no likeness of God, Jesus, or fish is allowed. “Likenesses” of God and Jesus are found in every Christian church in the United States. There a lot of “likenesses” of thing under the sea going around too.
This is all going away, and in a decade or two everyone, Christian or not, will view this as an aberration. The same as we do now about the objection to interdenominational marriage.
Sorry, you don’t live forever on Earth, and the next generation will decide for themselves what is Christian and what is not. Goodbye.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:42pmWe understand JZS.
You are gay.
It is alright, we still love you brother!
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:46pm“So no likeness of God, Jesus, or fish is allowed. “Likenesses” of God and Jesus are found in every Christian church in the United States. There a lot of “likenesses” of thing under the sea going around too.”
Actually this is not entirely true. It is definitely true for catholics. But not all churches have images of Christ in there churches.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:48pmYes, the early christian church used the symbol of the fish, to designate places of worship. So that the the Romans wouldn’t find where they were hiding!
Although I don’t think they were praying to the fish as an idol!
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:01pmYou did a fine job of taking the subject and turning it into a meaningless tangent. Exodos 20:4 has absolutely nothing to do with gay or straight people. You are trying to say that since God prohibits one particular type of sin that supposedly everyone commits, making graven images, that homosexuality should be excused. You aren’t making any sense. Besides you twisted the intent of the command to not make graven images. God wasn’t saying we cant make images. He was telling us not to worship them. Just like he tells us it is an abonination for men and women to lay with the same sex. Also what people say in the next decade or two has absolutely no bearing on what is right or wrong since God is the one who says what right and wrong is. Stop using scripture to make it contradict what God has said. You’ll be held accountable for that in severe fashion.
Report Post »thinkinghuman
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:01pmThe point is, the Lord does not want us to WORSHIP them. Its alright to make statues. The Bible is not teaching against statues. But the 10 commandments are clear, do not bow down to graven images, etc. You need to read the Bible in proper context and understand what it is talking about, because it sure was not talking about not making statues of birds, people, or mountains, etc. Ridiculous to think that’s what God meant. LOL
Report Post »thenannerpus
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:03pmIf truth were relative, you would be correct. But truth (the Bible) is not relative, it is constant and never changes. So many years from now, many people will still view this as sin.
The other problem with your point is that you’re saying two wrongs DO make a right. Because you perceive a violation (the “likenesses” you reference) it somehow makes another violation (homosexuality, fornication) okay?
Either way, it sounds like you agree that homosexuality is wrong.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:05pmGiven my academic background I would believe there are multiple reasons for people being gay.
-The confusion theory (unpopular & persecuted by intolerant gays)
-The reproductive skew theory (these people are really are gay)
-the Women cost too much theory (Saw this one at Economics website, the author is no homophobe) This one fits well with the prison theory of an 1850s German gay activist. I believe this one as well.
-Then there is the I am rich and/or bored theory.
Anyone from any side going to dispute this? I don’t think so!
Report Post »LibertarianRight
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:23pmAh, misquoting the Bible to justify sin. Typical.
In context with Exodus 20:5, it can easily be seen that it says that one shall not make these images for the purpose of worshiping them. “For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God”, etc.
Furthermore, the point is that, as shown by the response here, “victims” like gay individuals get special privileges, such as having “Pride Parades” – signifying that you should be proud of being gay, but not if you are straight. Is it an accomplishment? Because, if so, that derails the whole “I was born this way” BS.
Report Post »Salt and Light
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:25pmJZS – You got it all wrong. God has no visible form. Exodus 20:4 is saying that any carved image to represent him is wrong and a sinful misrepresentation as well as any other gods. You are absolutely right about seeing a cross or images of Jesus in churches. He lived and was a actual being before he was crucified. Be sure to get your facts straight before you start posting.
The act of homosexuality has been around since the fall of man. However, since were on the subject of the Bible and the verses contained in it – lets move into the New Testament. Read Romans 1:26-27, Galatians 5:19-21. It can’t get any clearer than that. If any of the homosexuals truly consider themselves Christians then maybe – just maybe we wouldn’t be having this foolish debate.
Report Post »beverlee
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:26pmYou are too funny. Read much history. Ancient Greeks had a prominent homosexual population, as did Rome. Many ancient societies did. As went those societies so went the homosexual populations abilities to live out in the open. When societies fall they tend to take it out on certain segments. Wrong I believe, but still, it is something that has occured over and over again. Sometimes I don’t believe we every truly learn from our mistakes.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:48pmJZS signed off quickly. Seems more interested in getting in a point here or there than discussion. Just monitoring the site for the most part.
Report Post »As people pointed out got the whole fish thing wrong.
SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 11:09pmBesides very few people follow all ten commandments exactly as they were intended;
Exodus 20:8
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
The verse is talking about the Jewish Sabbath, or Saturday. It even repeats the story of Creation to clarify that it’s talking about saturday, not Sunday.
I’m sure alot of people break the “Covet your neigbhors things” or the “though shalt not steal” laws, or ya, socialists!
or the no adultry law! Lots of people break that one!
Etc!
Report Post »w4jle
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 11:40pmCan someone explain how the hagiophobes are the first to bring up a bible verse to justify their sins?
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 12:02amTrollTrainer..you are just too cool. As for you JDZ…..the Bible is very clear on who will not enter the kingdom of God.. Adulterters, fornicators, homosexuals, drunkards, rivilers, and the lascivious shall not. As for no graven images, there is only one denomination that I know of that allows graven images in their church…statues if you will.. As for future generations changing the conotation of what constitutes a Christian, well the Word of God never changes. A lot of people are going to find that out the hard way.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 12:29amw4jle, you ask a very valid question!
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 1:51amJZS is nothing more than a “Storied” troll. (He refers to himself as being “storied”)
Posts much the same things over and over, even after having been proven false, just as has happened now. He obviously goes along with the “Repeat a lie often enough, and eventually it will be accepted as fact” ideology.
Also loves to try and point out how unchristian-like everyone on the right is by wrongly quoting scriptures of which he knows nothing about. Then claims that the party of abortion is more like Christ. He justifies this claim by stating “Sorry folks, abortion just happens to be legal in this country”
Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 5:22amJZS—–The last sentence of your post says all I need to know about you…“and the next generation will decide for themselves what is Christian and what is not”… Sorry J but it doesn’t work that way. God decided what is Christian and what is not, he didn’t leave it up to people to make that determination.
Report Post »meetsense
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 10:10amGood riddance. Please don’t come back.
Report Post »jtm
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 1:17pmThe inner temple’s walls were painted with images of angels, sea creatures and animals. The meaning of your scripture quote is to not limit God to an object.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:31pmNothing riles up a Christian or a Muslim like a gay/lesbian person. Why can’t you just let them do their own thing, and you go back to yours?
Vote Libertarian (while we still can).
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:37pmNothing riles up an atheist more than a Christian or a Muslim. Why cant you just let them do their own thing and go back to yours?
;-)
Report Post »ktmrider1
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:41pmdo your own thing in your bedroom and leave normal people alone
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:43pmI’m not an athiest. Nice try though :) Believe me, I do my own thang baby!
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:46pmKTM- Go read a book.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:48pmTroll and Ktm- Just because I would defend a person’s individual freedom , does not mean that I live their lifestyle. That just shows the shallowness of your paradigm.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:48pmSounds kinky, got pics?
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:51pmSo what spectrum of libertarian are you? Closer to Penn and Teller or someone else?
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:54pmHey, hold up there big hoss, I never said anything about your lifestyle! I agree with you, you just go do your own thang. The only one you have to answer to is God…Whether you believe in Him or not. :-)
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:56pmIf normalcy requires me to hate someone because they pray differently or choose not to, because they choose to love who they wish, or simply because they are “limited” in their thought process. I would decline the badge of normalcy. I’m sure your God has more love than what you are expressing.
Report Post »Dii te ament.
trolltrainer
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:08pmI don’t hate anyone! Whatever gave you that idea? I laugh at people, heck, I laugh at myself. I think homosexuality is a sick perversion, but I understand why it exists. I have had my share of gay friends, I never hid how I felt about their preferences but I also accepted them as people. So keep your lectures to yourself. I know how many of the people in this place are towards gays. Muslims also. Not to mention Mormons and Catholics. The hatred they express is definitely not Christian, but who am I to judge? It is between them and God. I take Christ’s teachings seriously and I love everyone, though I can hold anger at people’s words or actions. But I forgive because we are all just human and we are all sinners.
So please, just relax. I am not against you, just passing the time here. :-)
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:08pm“Nothing riles up a Christian or a Muslim like a gay/lesbian person. Why can’t you just let them do their own thing, and you go back to yours?”
I don’t think a bunch of heterosexuals going out and having a lewd or erotic sexual pride parade is going to hurt homosexuals at all.
It will look just as silly! Infact one might not be able to tell the difference between the two! Other than men won’t be kissing men, and women won’t be kissing other women.
Parades are pretty innocuous. If it turns violent, then something is wrong.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:14pmTROLLT- I have my own Gods, thank you. But I do appreciate the sentiment.
Report Post »SACRED- Maybe a little Thomas Sowell thrown into that mix.
-Publius
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 10:51pmI’ll tell you why, because the gays just dont want to do what they want. They want everybody to be gay along with them. They wont stop till your childrens grandchildren are gay. Right now the “cool thing” is gay marraige, once thats accomplished they move onto something else. After that they move on to destroy the entire Christian religion just because it hurts their sensative feelings. But, they wont touch Islam because they know their dainty little throats would get slit. They just dont want to live in peace, they want to live in a world where nobody disagrees with them.
Report Post »HippoNips
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 11:55pmLibertarians are not for gays……See Ron Paul and Ayn Rand
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 12:40amThomas Sowell, makes alot of good points. The few articles I’ve read of his.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 11:39amHIPP- Libertarians as a whole are for individual rights. And don’t take issue with what people choose to do with their bodies. Furthemore, a true Libertarian would not write a book or tell other Libertarians how they should think. Ron Paul & Ayn Rand don’t/didn’t pretend to speak for all Libertarians, as any true Libertarian never pretends to do. Peace be with you.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 11:54amSalve Publius,
Report Post »Just keep in mind that there are gay socialists as there are gay folks who are completely non statist. My loving women has no connection with my being a Libertarian, so I don’t really see the purpose of lumping them all together. As for this article, it’s Brazil. I’d rather focus on the serious issues facing our nation. I do feel sorry for them having a marxist president though.
jtm
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 1:24pmBecause it’s constantly being shoved in our faces. TV, radio, print media, movies. Many of these people are vile and disgusting in their behavior. We don’t need to see it.
Report Post »One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:31pmIt’s about time to reclaim the rainbow for the sane if you asked me.
Kids see nothing BUT homosexual kow towing nowadays everywhere they turn, so anything to remind them there’s another way of sexuality and life 99.99999999% of the population choose to live by since it‘s the only one that offers procreation on it’s menu despite the fact the media makes it seem the other way around is a great thing.
Such it is in a backwards upside down society the left has carved out in their imaginations and through media indoctrination. They use propaganda to we have to counter it with sanityganda.
Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:31pmIn America we have a day to celebrate just about everything don’t we. How about we set aside a day to celebrate normal people? Never happen in a Pelosi, Obama world. They have never meet a normal person.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:30pmJun 17 World Day to Combat Desertification
Report Post »Jun 17 Bunker Hill Day (MA)
Jun 19 Trinity Sunday
Jun 19 Father’s Day
Jun 19 Juneteenth (All except AL, American Samoa, GA, HI, MD, ME, MP, MS, MT, ND, NH, NV, PA, RI, SD, UT, Virgin Islands, Wake Island)
Jun 20 World Refugee Day
Jun 20 West Virginia Day (WV)
Jun 21 June Solstice
Jun 23 Corpus Christi
Jun 23 Public Service Day
Jun 26 World Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking
Jun 26 World Day to Support Torture Victims
Jun 29 Isra and Mi’raj
Jul 2 International Day of Cooperatives
Jul 4 Independence Day
Jul 11 World Population Day
Jul 18 Nelson Mandela Day
Jul 24 Pioneer Day (UT)
Jul 24 Parents’ Day
Jul 25 ‘Pioneer Day’ observed (UT)
Aug 1 Ramadan begins
Aug 8 Victory Day (RI)
Aug 9 Tisha B’Av
Aug 9 World Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Aug 12 International Youth Day
Aug 15 Assumption of Mary
Aug 16 Bennington Battle Day (VT)
Aug 19 National Aviation Day
Aug 19 Statehood Day in Hawaii (HI)
Aug 19 World Humanitarian Day
Aug 23 World Day for Slave Trade Abolition
Aug 26 Laylat al-Qadr
Aug 27 Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (TX)
Aug 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests
Aug 31 Eid-al-Fitr
Sep 5 Labor Day
Sep 8 International Literacy Day
Sep 10 Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
Sep 10 World Suicide Prevention Day
Sep 11 National Grandparents Day
Sep 11 Patriot Day
Sep 15 International Day of Democracy
Sep 16 World Ozone Layer Day
Sep 16 National PO
UlyssesP
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 11:06pmNov 8 Fire Obama Day
Report Post »chipmunk
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 2:22amYeah! Tues. Nov 8, 2011 out with more of the tax & spend big, liberal progressives Day.
Report Post »Tues. Nov 6, 2012 out with Obama Day.
spirited
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:29pmMar 25 Day to Remember Slavery Victims and Transatlantic Slave Trade
Report Post »Mar 25 ‘Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day’ observed (HI)
Mar 26 Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day (HI)
Mar 28 Seward’s Day (AK)
Mar 31 César Chávez Day (CA, CO*, TX*)
Apr 1 ‘Pascua Florida Day’ observed (FL)
Apr 2 World Autism Awareness Day
Apr 2 Pascua Florida Day (FL)
Apr 4 United Nations’ Mine Awareness Day
Apr 7 United Nations’ World Health Day
Apr 15 ‘Emancipation Day’ observed (DC)
Apr 15 Father Damien Day (HI)
Apr 16 Emancipation Day (DC)
Apr 17 Palm Sunday
Apr 18 Patriot’s Day (MA, ME)
Apr 18 Tax Day
Apr 19 First day of Passover
Apr 21 Maundy Thursday
Apr 21 San Jacinto Day (TX)
Apr 22 Orthodox Good Friday
Apr 22 Good Friday (CT, DE, HI, IN, KY, LA, NC, ND, NJ, TN, WI)
Apr 22 Oklahoma Day (OK)
Apr 22 Earth Day
Apr 23 Holy Saturday
Apr 23 Orthodox Holy Saturday
Apr 23 World Book and Copyright Day
Apr 24 Easter Sunday
Apr 24 Orthodox Easter
Apr 25 Confederate Memorial Day (AL, FL, GA, MS)
Apr 25 Easter Monday
Apr 25 Orthodox Easter Monday
Apr 25 World Malaria Day
Apr 26 World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 26 Last day of Passover
Apr 27 Administrative Professionals Day
Apr 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Apr 29 Arbor Day (NE)
May 1 Yom HaShoah
May 1 Law Day
May 1 Loyalty Day
May 3 World Press Freedom Day
May 4 Rhode Island Independence Day (RI)
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 5 National Day of Prayer
ktmrider1
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:22pmgay used to mean happy. now it means mental illness
Report Post »Carl1 Supports Israel
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:31pmWhere’s my like button????
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:36pmMy teenager slipped up once and told me not to be gay! I about popped him! Now I am using the word in that connotation myself…How gay is that? :-P
Report Post »spirited
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:37pmAnd a rainbow was a natural phenomenon
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 3:51pmOoh, the APA is going to be very disgruntled over such a statement. Homosexuality was removed as a diagnosable condition from the DSM in 1973 (although is was replaced with a more technical euphemism that was also discarded in 1986). I guess if your a homosexual and your homosexuality interferes with your ability to perform day to day activities, you could be diagnosed with an adjustment disorder or anxiety spectrum disorder or mood disorder… but never because of being “gay.” Funny how the APA is insisting specific labeling for video games and other electronic media addiction, but being “gay” is unquestionably normal (sic).
Report Post »I say discard all euphemisms and stop this semantic song and dance. But militant gays… er, homosexuals… excel at this game. It’s the only way they can claim marriage as a right. By rewriting history, forced social engineering and demanding that anomalous behavior is deemed “normal”.
Not all homosexuals are childish, self-important thugs who define themselves by their sexual behavior. It‘s just those are the ones who get in society’s face and define the whole. Hooray.
unclebarry
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:21pmThat‘s so simple it’s absolutely BRILLIANT. Why shouldn’t heterosexuals celebrate their love of the opposite sex. Maybe we can make it a World Wide Event. Anyone in?
Report Post »Jim
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:33pmYes, yes, yes!!!!
Report Post »angelite49
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:43pmI’ve been saying this for years: “How about a Straight Pride Parade?”
Now I say, “It’s about damn time!”
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:19pmI want to know what makes you so special, Encinom.
Report Post »Son_of_Liberty
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:16pm“No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.” Thomas Jefferson
People should take pride in all that they do. If you’re straight be proud of it, if you’re gay be proud of it. Just don’t try to force your beliefs on the other, or condemn the actions of the other.
3%
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:28pmAh, but pride is a supposed deadly sin….
don’t be proud. just be.
the rest will fall in line.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:44pmOh comeone if you believed that, you would be argueing that gays have twice sinned! or that ‘homosexuality’ is the sin of ‘pride’ in another name!
Oh wait fundamentalists already argue that!
Report Post »One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:45pmSon of Liberty “People should take pride in all that they do…..”
I agree, but I believe most including myself are against IT if not for the obvious reasons (if brought up in a Christian-Judeo environment as 80 plus % of us in this country have) because of the indoctrination effort that goes on to bring in new recruits. And while the left scoff at that claim even gay authors have recently copped to this necessity to keep that community alive, otherwise it dies off a quick death by nature and lack of procreation..
“Gay columnist: let’s face it, we want to indoctrinate children” http://bit.ly/m2gtn4
Report Post »Ella
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:11pmGreat idea. Fight fire with fire.
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:09pmCan’t remember which radio show I have been hearing it on, but this falls right in line with Malcolm Gladwell’s book. It is another case to prove the “Tipping Point”.
We are doing better than we think.
Thank You God!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:56pm“The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community,” So a gay pride must belittle heterosexual community………and that is okay?
Report Post »spirited
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:47pmYea! .
Everybody gets a prize
–no losers–
only winners
>Life’s a party …..365 parades a year! …..Yippie!!!
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:54pmThere needs to be a pedo-pride day.
A beastiliaty pride day.
A abstance/celibate pride day.
A polygamy/polyamorous pride day.
An adultry pride day!
A marriage pride day.
A fornication pride day…
A pride day for each and ever form of sexual fetish.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:03pmPride in your Johnson day! I gotta big ole Johnson…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2gIdMRwfuM
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:08pm69 pride day.
Doggy style pride day.
Bottom pride day.
Top pride day.
Threesome pride day.
Ménage à trois pride day.
Can’t get some pride day.
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:16pmI have a big Johnson too! Two hundred horses. Because of my big Johnson my boat can tool along at about 50 mph in a slight chop. Unfortunately, my ****** are of average size.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:22pmOh we shouldn’t forget the oldest pride in the world;
Prostitute pride day!
Report Post »Encinon
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:46pmThis is ridiculous. Being heterosexual is nothing special. Why Wouk there be a holiday? My husband I have something special and until recently couldn’t marry in what was supposed to be a free nation. That’s why we have holidays for us. To make up for the scorn we have faced for years. This is utterly absurd
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:50pmIs your husband named Monicne?
Report Post »Encinon
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:53pmNo, one of my “friends” uses that handle when they want to make me sound a little more centrist. I would never marry someone who didn’t share my views completely
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:02pmHey hey, you know what they say, opposites attract, and likes repel. It’s the law of physics.
But good luck!
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:13pmMind you, just for perspective, I find all pride days equally silly!
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:22pmencinom
Report Post »“Nothing special”
This is what the problem is . You, think it is not anything special? That is exactly what a lot of folks think about your union. You and your people think what you have is special, and I am supposed to cater to that point of view? Seriously?? You said there is nothing special about a hetero relationship. You are hypocrite, and an agenda pusher.
LibertarianForLife
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:24pmSacred, you are an idiot. Comparing physics to biology? You must be a christian.
Report Post »Servant Of YHVH
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:25pmHi encinon, we are not gay but the Tea Party loves you and we are glad you are here with us celebrating the Tea Party.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:33pmActually opposites attract thing is a relationship model (its nothing to do with any religion). Its weird how many marriages have one person who is liberal and one person who is a conservative, and they stay together pretty well! They might bicker and fight, but get pulled backtogether over romance!
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:35pmWhat is silly is a gay person having ANY kind of problem with anyone celebrating thier sexual identity. Good ol double standards strike again! You must be a liberal.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:40pmPeople should have good self esteems, and take pride in who they are as a person. It‘s sad how other groups try to belittle other groups because they have pride that’s different than another person’s pride. This goes for everyone.
Report Post »freedom_gurl35
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 11:39pmAnd so by your logic, you‘re more special than I am because you’re gay and I’m straight? How does that make you any more special? Being gay isn’t special, either, it’s a preference!
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 12:38amI was thinking of saying something crass about encinom, and why he thinks he is more ‘special’ than anyone else… But then I thought I’m a better person than that!
Report Post »jtm
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 1:27pmWhy celebrate something unnatural, that goes against nature, that is riddled with disease and death because of that behavior?
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 4:24pmHmm, I smell the same progressive logic that asserts state calendars should display Islamic holidays while ignoring all other religions. Ugh… bullies.
Report Post »It‘s like the kid who has to be given presents on others’ birthdays and then demands their birthday be just about them. Lovely.
ME! monsters are repulsive no matter what defines and drives them. Funny to see folks turning the same tactics back on the ME! monsters. I don’t care one way or the other… I laugh at all idiocy.
dscon
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:45pmhere we go…………
Report Post »allowing confusion multiplies it……..
it is division created by forcing “cultures” together and hence
creates more division.
it “is” our presidents message!
mikem1969
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:38pmI vote we have a heterosexual pride day in every city in the US every month, ten a month in san fran. We also need a white pride day.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:48pmJust make it a conservative pride day! It’s more inclusive.
Report Post »dscon
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:51pmand a WET (white entertainment television) tv show……..
seriously!
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:58pmYeah, and a White Caucus in Congress. White History Month. And………
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:58pmTea party pride day. Tea p-d
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:05pmServe mayo sandwhiches on white bread, with white chedder! With Angel Food Cake for desert.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:14pmWhite beans with white rice!
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 11:07pmSacredHonor1776 There are a lot of ethnic white foods. They just got thrown to the way side with industrialization and mass consumer culture. In fact eating ethnic is getting hard. Hard to find a store.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 6:10amSure I like Yankee Pot Roasts, Hamburgers, Sunday Roasts, and Stews as well as the next man! Sandwhiches were originally invented in England, so that may be pretty white! Sausages are pretty european!
But if you want white american cuisine you’ll have to give up all things made with peanuts (no peanut butter), and , since many of those things were developed by George Washington Carver… or Asian cuisine!
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:37pmWill this become a new trend and spread to America?
What will they do, go around dressed in tight-fitting suggestive outfits, or half-nude? Having mock orgies in the streets? Giant phallic and vulvas symbols on signs?
What does a heterorsexual pride flag look like?
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:46pmthe stars and stripes.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:47pmThey have the stars and stripes down in Sao Paulo?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:51pmA guy pis*ing on a rainbow
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:56pmThe big question, can heterosexuals take back the rainbow! Use the full color spectrum, with apicture of noah’s ark, noah and his wife, and his sons and there wives.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:00pmYin-yang symbol
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:36pmThis is so gay.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 11:07pmYou forgot the ®.
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 8:35pm“The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community,…”
“The celebration of heterosexual pride IS appropriate because it belittles the cause of the LGBT community,” And I’m sure the parades will be a whole lot classier.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 9:10pmGay pride parades are generally (as in more than not) offensive.
They are not about love and respect and equality….
–Unless those bizarre costumes are really ONLY costumes.
>But, costumes of what?
Report Post »…Overly painted, oddly dressed, funny looking women & dogs tethered, in leather