Showing posts with label Super Happy Fun America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Happy Fun America. Show all posts
Monday, July 01, 2019
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh unhappy with Straight Parade
Update.
From The Washington Times:
"The city initially said no to the organizers of 'Straight Pride,' the "Super Happy Fun America.' But after SHFA members filed a discrimination complaint, Boston officials switched course.
There’s that whole First Amendment thing, dontcha know.
Mayor Marty Walsh didn’t seem happy about announcing the event, though, issuing this rather sheepish explanation on the heels of the city’s flip: “Permits to host a public event are granted based on operational feasibility, not based on values or endorsements of beliefs. The city of Boston cannot deny a permit based on an organization’s values,” he said in [on] CNN.*

Yes. Boston would surely have been sued if it denied the event. And what’s more, Boston surely would have lost.
Still, the left isn’t done with the fight.
The parade is being branded by critics as homophobic — which raises the rather strange question: How come it’s OK to support LGBTQ rights, but not heterosexual rights?"
* This is the same Marty Walsh who said that Chik-fil-A would have to change its convictions if the corporation wanted to do business in Boston. See here.
The intolerance of "tolerance," see here.
Marty Walsh won't be attending the Straight Parade as he does LGBTQ parades. See here.
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