Oh Noes! Beware Of Teh Gays! They're Turning Eureka Springs, AR into <I>San Francisco</i>
Yeah, that would be just horrible, wouldn't it? {{shudder}} I mean, who would want to live in a cosmopolitan place full of art, culture, diversity and some of the best restaurants in the country if it means that your neighbors might be, you know, homosexual??? The bald faced bigotry that people feel comfortable expressing in this day and age never fails to horrify me. PageOneQ:
The town of Eureka Springs is turning into the "San Francisco of Arkansas," warns the American Family Association, and it can happen in your town too.
The presentation in the AFA trailer [available at PageOneQ], "They're Coming to Your Town," tells the tale of an uncharacteristically diverse resort town's government infiltrated by "a handful of homosexual activists" and bent to their will through the enactment of the town's domestic partner registry on June 22, 2007.
"Watch, and learn," says the trailer, "how to fight a well-organized gay agenda to take over the cities of America, one city at a time."
Eureka Springs, most recently, has gotten an honorable mention from unlikely celebrity and Oklahoma House Rep. Sally Kern, who propped it up as an example of the "gay agenda" that she has called a "death knell" and a larger threat than international terrorism, in addition to comparing such an "agenda" to cancer.
Do be sure to see the video that AFA created over at PageOneQ.
At least they've got good brie and wine there, too. :)
Hey...Thats my hometown!
Our country has bigger issues to deal with. Why is equality still an issue?
Ummmm....no. I value my brain cells too much, and wouldn't want to see any of the little buggers sacrificed on "teH aLtur Of stOOpIDiTy".
I knew a gay couple who were considering moving to Eureka Springs and starting a fine restaurant. but they broke up.
"I mean, who would want to live in a cosmopolitan place full of art, culture, diversity and some of the best restaurants in the country if it means that your neighbors might be, you know, homosexual???"
Yes, but have you seen the cost of housing in San Francisco? Once teh gays move into the neighborhood, they inevitably drive the property values up! :P
gg @ 6:
I live in San Francisco. Trust me, I know too well the cost of housing.
Somebody should start spamming the AFA's snail mail box and email boxes with gay porn.
Why don't these bigots just move to Iran?
After all, according to Ahmadinejad, there are no gays at all there.
Also, what a fucking queer place... none of the streets in Eureka Springs intersect in right angles!! It's a geometric orgy of deviant angles and shapes!
Rome was a society that had similar conflicts.
You mean, the gay agenda means culture, good restaurants and more arts? Bring it on!! I'm a starving musician living in the sticks and I would be more than happy to have a few gays move to my town.
Seriously, it seems these people would have something better to do, with Bush admitting to the sanction of torture and all....
Lewis Black - Gay Bandidos - the biggest threat to the American family
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3ANrvQC4wIk
Gretchen @ 12:
Not always. There's a ying and yang side to everything.
Yipper, they's takin' over fo sure. Why thanks to Sally Kern, I have bin moore vigilunt. Just yestiddy, this feller approached me in a fanciful restrant, I think it was the Sizzler, an he had wut lookey liked an uhjenda. A gay uhjenda at that. I got mad. Butt, I let my cooler hed prevale, and I held back. Its a good thing I did. Turned out it wuz onlee a menu an he wuz gonna take my food order. I kept an eyeball on him wut with him doin a wummins job cuz I just wanted to be safe. Yoo just McCaint never tell................
Everyone knows it: Wherever goes teh gay, so goes teh geographic fault line. It's a fact. Teh gay=the earthquake.
**snark off**
Andy K Jong Il @ 16:
Fixed!
Did anybody read the Kinsey report?
Oh yeah, it's rough. Those Gay People made my hometown, Savannah, the "San Fancisco of the East Coast", complete with a rejuvenated downtown area, a world renowned school for the arts and a booming tourist trade. So unfortunate.
Annoyed Canuck @ 9:
It's just sooo much easier moving Iran to Eureka Springs.
Mark Fiore (Animation): The Attack Of The GAY AGENDA
I don't know why these people are upset the total gay population of the U.S. is a very tiny percentage of the
total U.S. Population.
Live and let live already.
14All @ 19:
FIFY!
Great! Tourism will pick up and the town will rake in the money. They'll LOVE it.
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I have been to Eureka Springs many times, it is absolutely beautiful! This targeted attack did cause a slight drop in their tourism, but the city is rebounding, according to a recent article in Arkansas Business newspaper.
I encourage anyone who wants to go to a magical place, very neat and historic with tons of natural beauty, to consider a trip to Eureka Springs. It's so affordable. Remember, Arkansas is the United State's premier third-world country. Eureka even has a Volkswagen festival, for Christ's sake! Just walking the streets there makes you feel like you're in another world -- one where narrow-minded negators no longer hold sway.
Plus you can cliff dive off the bluffs into the lake.
L.A. Confidential @ 14:
Damn. I was thinking I'd get more work, actually have an audience for a change and then have money to eat at a decent place. Sucks to be me.
Andy K Jong Il @ 17:
BTW, there is a geographic fault line that runs from around Cape Girardeau MO back to the west through Arkansas into and across southern Oklahoma. This is the fault line that resulted in the great earthquake in the late 19th century that caused the Mississippi to run backwards for three days. And whose fault is it? Teh gays, of course. The Lard hath spoken.
When they're done with Eureka Springs can they come to Columbus Oh next?
A dozen years ago I lived in Harrison, Arkansas, and regularly traveled the hour's drive to Eureka to play music. It's a great town! And it has something for everybody: dinner theater for rednecks, a great big Jesus on a cross with tears on his face looking at all those pathetic fundies, and lots of biker bars. Oh, yeah, and some gay people.
I grew up there in the 70s and 80s. Have alot of family there. I hope business there gets back to what it used be.
Also its less than an hour from Branson Missouri ("Las Vegas if it was ran by Ned Flanders"-The Simpsons)
rats they have twigged about the 'gay agenda' to subvert and convert 90% of the worlds people to wear pink.
"And we would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for you meddling kids!"
My wife and I lived in Eureka Springs from the fall of '98 thru the spring of '99 (she taught school there for a year). Wonderful town. Very eccentric. Very arty. Very hilly (thus the steep and twisty streets--it's in the heart of the Ozarks). And yes, quite a few gays live there. Also lots of fundies (see The Christ of the Ozarks) ). Don't forget the biker gangs and the blues fans. Also, lots and lots of restaurants and rent-a-cabins (with hot tubs!) and wedding chapels (some but certainly not all would agree to a gay couple though!). Check out the cabins and wedding chapel we lived across from.
We loved living there, and I wouldn't hesitate to go back if I had a chance of finding employment there, but I do admit that most of the rest of Arkansas are probably very happy that the people in Eureka Springs are in Eureka Springs (as in far away from them!) To stereotype it as the "San Francisco of Arkansas", well, it's kind a funny, but ya know, the reality is that San Francisco has all sorts of weirdos, not just gays, and the same is true of Eureka Springs!
and oh, yeah, I'd pick Eureka Springs over Branson any day!
I mean, who would want to live in a cosmopolitan place full of art, culture, diversity and some of the best restaurants in the country if it means that your neighbors might be, you know, homosexual???
With tasteful enough accessorizing, In can learn to deal.
Never been to Eureka Springs, AR but, if it is anything like Hot Springs, AR the parties on. Hot Springs is a truly beautiful place with a massive gambling, strip club, prostitution, free flowing liquor and dope pusher problem.
It is no wonder FDR loved it there and Bill Klinton who grew up here most certainly learned valuable life lessons that served him well or at least gained him an understanding that exposing oneself to dreadfully unattractive women is OK.
If gays are taking over Eureka Springs they need to be sure to sip the water don't drink it... 135 degrees is too damn hot.
oops I didn't mean walking the streets except to mean the streets there are steep and filled with fascinating shops and restaurants! good grief, I am self-censoring.
What's with the title of this post? Was that a random Lolcat reference? http://icanhascheezburger.com/
Pol Pot-O-Cheesesauce @ 27:
I'm quite familiar with the New Madrid earthquake. It rang church bells in Boston! In that same system is a fault line that runs near Mammoth Caves in Kentucky. I felt the earthquake from that one- in the late '70's, iirc, here in Michigan. Lot of people turning teh gay that day!
But...Shut up! I'm trying to make a silly, snarky point, huh? Why are we bringing facts into this? The people of Eureka Springs aren't. :D
This is so comical. OH NOES! TEH GAYS! They're coming to get us!
Anyone hear that Lewis Black "Gay Banditos" skit?
JD @ 37:
It's Wing-Nut Speak. Teh gays, morans...There are a few more that aren't coming to mind so quickly. If miss_kitty is still around she might provide a link or two(at least the "morans" pic, anyway).
LOVE Eureka Springs and LOVE San Francisco!
Where do I sign up to get Teh Gays in my town?
I'm a native San Franciscan. The Gay Agenda crowd has never paused to reflect that 98% to 99% of the City's gay population is not home grown. They are America in microcosm. Considered in that light, when a person attacks them, it's essentially an attack upon every town and state in the Union.
"Why don’t these bigots just move to Iran?"
Annoyed - Apparently Iran is really a beautiful country which would make it unsuitable for wingers. They are more suited to places like former strip mines. Places with a weird and unnatural look to them. If a place is nice they think it is gay, which would explain the terminal frustration of all those Mullahs. I think we should desingnate someplace in the Ozarks, one that has been completely stripped of it's natural beauty, for these people. We can invite all the worlds wingers to live there. That way they can finally live in peace.
Actually, this deranged nation is being turned into Crawford, Texas. NASCAR, country "music" and religion abound in this increasingly unlivable country.
Want to know how this AFA dvd came to be?
Eureka Springs has a Domestic Partnership Registry (DPR). The DPR is the only one in the state. So far, it has attracted 170 couples from 34 cities in Arkansas and 11 different states, including Texas, Florida and Maryland.
For these folks, the DPR has deep personal meaning, even though it conveys no tangible benefits or protections. Some employers, however, will recognize it for extending health insurance to the partner of an employee.
The DPR became law on June 22, 2007, after the Eureka Springs City Council unanimously approved it on three separate votes over the course of three months.
Not every one in the Swish Alps of the Ozarks was thrilled with the DPR so the AFA was called in by Rev Flip Flop Wilson.
To find out more, and to see how the locals reacted, read the local BB Geekfest thread http://geekfest.com/showthread.p...our+town& page=6
2 weeks ago Eureka hosted their Spring Diversity Weekend. Video of what took place in the City Basin Spring Park http://esartv.com/pda08/motherbear/
E_I @ 39:
Gay banditos vs. The American family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unAVMqRmUNw
Funny stuff!
Actually, Arkansas is not America's premier third world country. That would be Mississippi!
Andy K Jong Il @ 40:
Morans
I seem to remember reading a newspaper article some years back about a guy with a bar in a crappy part of New York City, lower East side, I think, who got tired of his usual blue-collar, burley, biker badass hard drinkin' hard fightin' bubbah crowd indulging in regular bar brawls and bimbo bashing. He was losing money hand over fist on repairs and replacing broken windows, etc. So this rough, tough straight guy (ex-longshoreman, if I remember correctly) turned his working-men's tavern into a gay pub, complete with ferns - I mean, what rough tough straight guy doesn't believe ferns are de rigeur for teh gays? Almost overnight, the damage to his property ceased, the punters who came in had far more disposable income to spend on drinks, they brought their well-behaved friends of both sexes. It apparently helped the neighbourhood as well, as nearby restaurants noticed an increase in families and suits from Wall Street who would previously have shunned this more violence-prone part of the City.
There goes teh neighbourhood...
I'm sorry, I'm so lost. What is the word "teh"?
Some of my best friends are gay and I love them.
The Gay Agenda:
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Period.
I've driven through AR. If that picture is representative, I would think most of the people in Arkansas would be happy to live in that town.
This stuff cracks me up.
Buy a lot of bottled water, and put your money in the mattress. This country is circling the drain, and if McCain, wins, the circle will be complete.
MarcyJ @ 50:
Internet speak: teh gays
It's a common typo of people who think faster than they type.
Arkansas is indeed the premier third-world country... my son had to go to boarding school in Vicksburg due to gang problems in the public schools in Litte Rock so Mississippi is a notch up if you can imagine!
Thanks, Clintons and Huckabees. The people of Arkansas salute you for grinding down the poor, incessantly.
Nicole Belle @ 53:
I am so glad that this question was asked and answered. I have wondered the very same thing for months.
Andy K Jong Il @ 48:
LOL!! Thanks for the pic, Andy K Jong Il. I think that was a little note he wrote to himself so he won't forget to pick one up later.
Live in Norman, Oklahoma. I've gone to many pride weekends in Eureka Springs a few years ago so this isn't something new but I guess it's just now getting attention. It's a great little get away in the heartland. I always thought it was nice that Christians got to see gay people in there natural environment and never really ran into any hateful people. There was one occasion were some fundie men were picketing so I started messing with them and tried to pick them up. There is also a big Jebus and Branson style shows but never went to them.
Actually, the stats say that a clear majority of Americans do not prefer diversity.
Andy K Jong Il @ 38:
Those AFA morons are at it again, and all they do is give us more COMIC RELIEF!
:-)
But I should not be so mean, I must make it easier for them and share with them the gay agenda. Yes! I have a copy of it:
http://www.bettybowers.com/homoagenda.html
Meanwhile, I also learned a lot of AFA from BASH:
http://www.bettybowers.com/bashstart.html
BASH has only two goals
1 To turn people God has told us He hates anyway into profitable, attention-getting PUBLICITY MACHINES who will finally contribute to society and the economy by increasing Family Values fundraising and church tithings!; and
2 To provide artistic husbands to women who become flummoxed when arranging flowers, picking complementary fabrics for lining drapes, need help when it comes to choosing furniture or throw pillows, or have historically ruined otherwise suitable outfits by slipping on the wrong pair of shoes.
Nicole Belle @ 53:
Or do they type faster than they think?
(And what's the deal with not being able to have your cake and eat it, too?)
MarcyJ, my theory is that some wing-nut, whether on a wing-nut blog or trolling in the prog-o-sphere, used the typo in a rant. Using it in instances such as these is just piling on the stupidity of the right. I've seen it used to disparage right-wing memes over at Balloon Juice for years. I'm always more surprised than I should be when someone's unfamiliar with it.
Jesus, I gotta spend less time in front of my e-mail machine.
Nicole Belle @ 53:
Thanks for clearing that up Nicole. However, as we are the intelligent people in this country I think it's important to keep it well, intelligent. Love your work.
I live 2 hours from Eureka Springs and the KKK is still actively recruiting around here.
There isn't a single colored adult in my county, and I don't know of any gay guys. It's not surprising that a cosmopolitan town like Eureka Springs is the victim of these senseless attacks. You just have to ignore them and get on with your life.
L.A. Confidential @ 22:
The AFA types actually believe people decide to be gay, and that since gay people like me "can't reproduce", that we have to recruit. They think that any straight kid is likely to be turned gay by contact (or even awareness of) gay people.
Next thing you know the gays will be dealing in art and antiques! Then they'll start fixing up old houses and stuff! The horror!
If I support the gay agenda, can I get "Queer Eye" back on TV?
I loved that show. Where do I sign?
Gyas only take over nice cities. Most rust-bucket towns, and trailer park dumps, that pass themselves off as cities, don't have anything to worry about. The others get a free face lift and increased tourism, as culture and arts replace beer halls and pawn shops.
specialed5000 @ 64:
i guess they are taking their (those afraid of equality for others) concerns from every time they expose their children to hate and bigotry and homophobia, that is what they get. that is, unless the kids just come out of the closet because they are more open-minded than their hateful bigoted homophobic parents and elders.
8Gays. My rush to publish.
*Gays. OK, I'm a loser.
I wish the AFA women would actually have sex with the men in the AFA so that they would then curb their perv obsession with watching everyone else's dick or twat.
The whole peeping tom business is quite creepy.
who fucking cares!
Does this mean Eureka Springs also has ridiculous housing prices, aggressive panhandlers, and nowhere to park?
22 L.A. Confidential Says: I don’t know why these people are upset the total gay population of the U.S. is a very tiny percentage of the
total U.S. Population.
Live and let live already.
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What if we were a huge honking #, nearing a majority? How would you feel then?
The streets would be impeccable and everyone would be smartly dressed. We'd take breaks from our stressful days for afternnon beauty naps and follow up with impromptu dance parties, or tasteful soirees: dinner anyone? Ponies and ice cream for everyone. No nasties allowed.
Dietrich @ 58:
So sad. I lived in a lily-white but liberal community for awhile. It was like a breath of fresh air to see a person of color or minority culture venture in. We need diversity; otherwise we just stagnate.
Naw, considering this tends to be the same set of folk who hang out with the Ted Haggard and Larry Craigs of the world, sending them gay porn would probably just be redundant.
Isn't AFA Tony Perkins club for self-righteously ignorant liars?
Why are these nuts so afraid of being turned gay? They are afraid of their kids being turned gay, so they must believe they could have also been turned gay. It is ridiculous, and it's also a sad way to live, in fear of what other people do in their bedrooms.
Do you think that the AFA people rapped their head with aluminum foil?
The Castro and Noe Valley are some of the safest districts in the city. It doesn't bother me to put up with getting hit on by a guy. How hard is it to say thank you for the compliment but I'm not gay. How is that a threat to my masculinity?
Actually I’m kind of glad it threats the narrow minded, it keeps them out.
Yea, cause everybody would much rather live somewhere with Fred Phelps pickets your funeral.
Funny how it's always the back water shit holes you couldn't get anyone to move to with a shot gun to their head that are most concerned about being over run by teh gays.
Denmark!
Come for the fjords, stay for the moral chaos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvyluTaz9Bk
"They’re Coming to Your Town" LOL!
Awesome.
I'm waiting, because the best kept houses on my street are owned by gay dudes.
Also, my wife and I like to sleep in on the weekends, so I don't want any screaming kids around.
we are everywhere. Boo!
gg @ 6:
They tend to have a good education, upper middle income, but if they are so bad, why do they drive the property values up.
Shall I go with a chuckle or a chortle?
Ahhh, these scared, stupid, brain-boxed little people. I pity folks like this.
First of all, for all you Christofascist lurkers: fuck you.
Well, there goes the neighborhood...into fabulousness! :D
" ... who would want to live in a cosmopolitan place full of art, culture, diversity and some of the best restaurants in the country ... "
Some of the best restaurants in the country?
I believe what you meant to say was some of the best restaurants in the world.
Andy K Jong Il,
Andy K Jong Il @ 20:
Hooooo Aggghhhh!
That's the funniest line I've heard in a very long time!
Ruthless People @ 82:
You've obviously never been to Eureka Springs. The area of which you speak is where I live and, believe you me, I've been around this country and we're no more backwards or backwoods than people in your area or any area in the country. I know you were being funny, but the gay people that want to and do move to Eureka (or the area) don't desire to do so because it's a land of back water shit holes.
BREAKING NEWS: They're already there.
Seriously, anyone who believes that gays are moving into the neighbourhood have either not been paying attention or living in complete denial. Gays live everywhere there are people, you dumb ass.
The only difference now is, whereas they used to hide it or move to San Francisco, now they feel slightly more comfortable being who they are without fear of getting beaten up by bigots like yourself.
Sorry, but saying you're going to fight "the gay agenda" is as stupid as saying you're going to fight reproduction or farting.
I'm sorry, I'm from Maui. Is there something wrong here?
Go for it, live your lives, move on, get real...
If it means I don't have to drive as far to go to the real San Francisco, then by all means, gay it up!
L.A. Confidential @ 14:
Ehh, not much of a yang if it's in Arkansas or any city besides the largest ones on the coasts. In the South and Mid-West, things will always be more conservative and tame, doesn't matter gay or straight, so fear not leather parades, or clothing-optional bars with live sex acts on every corner! You'll still be safe.
Also, that increased property value-thing has amazing powers to please and convert the indigenous townies! ;-)
92 bamboozled Says: BREAKING NEWS: They’re already there.
Sorry, but saying you’re going to fight “the gay agenda” is as stupid as saying you’re going to fight reproduction or farting.
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I worked with some tight-assed chick once, that said, "I have never farted." You can imagine the jokes, eh?
I used to live in Pacific Heights , 7 floor pent house no less , loved it , went sailing everyday ( durning the summer ) lived with two women and a guy ( just the four of us ) oh yea shake your wang dang dodoole all night long . Ah life is so short , why be a stuipd knot head .
Those goddamn homersexuals! They're fucking EVIL! They're wicked ways are just AWFUL. Goddamn. Faggots. Homos!!! Pink-slip wearing nelly butt pirates!
http://radicalhomosexualagenda.org/
There ya go. And Betty Bowers too. Oh! The HORRORS of two same gendered individuals loving each other. Or hell, just fucking each other!! Throbbing, moving, excessive expressions of something terrible and awful: SEX! Dear god!! PRESERVE US FROM HOMOS!
Excuse me, but I have to go now...ignore teh abstract below--it doesn't mean a THING!
Sen. Craig
"Adams HE; Wright LW Jr; Lohr BA. Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal? J Abnorm Psychol 1996 Aug;105(3):440(c)445.
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602(c)3013, USA.
The authors investigated the role of homosexual arousal in exclusively heterosexual men who admitted negative affect toward homosexual individuals. Participants consisted of a group of homophobic men (n = 35) and a group of nonhomophobic men (n = 29); they were assigned to groups on the basis of their scores on the Index of Homophobia (W. W. Hudson & W. A. Ricketts, 1980). The men were exposed to sexually explicit erotic stimuli consisting of heterosexual, male homosexual, and lesbian videotapes, and changes in penile circumference were monitored. They also completed an Aggression Questionnaire (A. H. Buss & M. Perry, 1992). Both groups exhibited increases in penile circumference to the heterosexual and female homosexual videos. Only the homophobic men showed an increase in penile erection to male homosexual stimuli. The groups did not differ in aggression. Homophobia is apparently associated with homosexual arousal that the homophobic individual is either unaware of or denies.
Well, looks like Rev. Wright and Obama ain't gonna be campaignin in Eureka Springs huh?! Maybe he can get his ex-gay singin pastor buddy to go there for him?
"“death knell” and a larger threat than international terrorism, in addition to comparing such an “agenda” to cancer."
They just have to keep the people scared (for nothing) now don't they?
These fundies would LOVE living in Iran, where they hang gay teens. That sort of thing is just their style. I invite them to move there. SOON.
Watch the trailer? Hell, I ordered the damn thing.
Being one of "teh gays" myself I figured it would be good for a few laughs.
I love it. "Bitter" immediately is an insult and caricature to millions of people who ARE actually bitter and have excellent reasons to be. But "San Francisco" can be used as a short-hand insult with a zillion connotations and it's A-OK!
I used to work for the police dept in Eureka Springs back in the mid 90's and most of the calls We got were from Drunk Fundies beating up there ole ladies or masterbaiting in the public parks.I dont believe in the whole time I worked there that We had one domestic call from a gay couples house,plenty from the fundies though they would get off work from the passion play and get drunk and go home and beat the crap out of there family.What a bunch of crap this non story is.
As an Arkansan I'm rather proud of Eureka Springs. It's a great little place to spend the weekend. It has one of the best pizza places outside of Chicago.
Gays moved into run down and dirty Polk Gulch in SF and it became worth a fortune with great restaurants and shops and really nice flats. Then they sold that and moved to the Castro District in SF which was all run down and ratty, the fixed it up, brought in theater groups, good restaurants (again) and made it one of SF better neighborhoods. Everywhere they move into gets fixed and becomes more cultured, more diverse and much more fun.
But no matter what good they do, the Moron Factor will always accuse them of being some kind of evil pariah who want to transform THEM into gays. ...... RELAX Straight Moron Factor People, Teh Gays only want to fix up your blighted neighborhoods and have fun.
If they can turn a wretched craphole like that into San Francisco then I would like to invite any and all homosexuals to move to Ft. Myers Florida. We need you here.
Karla @ 102:
Yep. Right-wingers get to crap on San Francisco and Massachusetts on a daily basis and never get called on it, but a Democrat points out a fact about how people in small towns are bitter over job losses and the sky falls.
The San Francisco of Arkansas? I'd hate to see their 4th and Market.. Do the ATMs smell like urine? How are the flophouses? Is it just as easy to score crack and weed? How large is the police force out on a Friday night. Oh I see, San Francisco, I get what you're saying there.
The only gays I would be afraid of are the Log Cabin Republicans.
Yolanda2 @ 78:
In my vast and somewhat sleazy past..I have noted that those who protest the loudest are also the ones who turn out to be the biggest preverts (sic) and have to most to hide, usually from themselves. Then you cannot get out of the sling once they figure out what a sling is...oink.
Now, y'all just lay off the AmeriKan Family Association AND Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kerncob. Together they constitute just about the best advertising agency our quaint, charming and seriously- gay resort town of Eureka Springs has ever had.
The AFA and Ms. Kerncob have succeeded in letting the entire nation know that there is--smack in the middle of the Bible Belt--a progressive, enlightened, inclusive vacation destination which has a 7-story Jesus, a Passion Play AND the only Domestic Partnership Registry in the state, more than 50 gay-owned businesses and twice that many gay-friendly ones, not to mention three Diversity Weekends a year that attract thousands of diverse visitors.
Less than a year old, our Domestic Partnership Registry has already attracted visitors from 10 other states.
With the largest collection of Victorian-era structures in the middle of the continent, steep and twisty streets and sidewalks, and a vibrant gay population, Eureka Springs does--as the AFA asserts--bear a strong social and political resemblance to hilly San Francisco. We thank the AFA and Ms. Kerncob for pointing that out.
For, thanks to these vocal advocates, room reservations for the remaining Diversity Weekends (August 1-3 and Oct. 31-Nov. 2)) are pouring in. So, if you're over Key West, Provincetown and Palm Springs, come check out what one of our local fundamentalist preachers calls "the most homosexual city in the South."
PS Hotel rates, real estate and cost of living are far below those in San Francisco.
Hillbilly @ 110:
Sounds like a vast and expansive sleazy past to me, not that I'm a sling-prude or anything. Wasn't that a knock off porno?
My partner and I moved to a very small very rural town in North Carolina, to get away from the big city in SoFla, tired of crime and drugs.
We were a bit concerned about being out in the woods, not so much that we could not cope without a bar or grocery nearby , but possible reactions of neighbors.
They have been very nice if somewhat confused.
My partner is an ordained minister, we are out, and we own guns.
I guess it kind of freaks some folks out to see NRA and Rainbow stickers on our dodge pickup..
They're probably just worried about the fog; I know I hate it. And besides, where would the put the bridge?
bilhelm-hussein-X @ 112:
We did our best :D There is life after the Big City and we're writing more chapters as we go. If ya wanna know what bears really do in the woods, you'll have to find your own way here.
The worst thing our neighbors had to say was, "shit, guess I have to fix the lawnmower now; you know their grass will be cut." and there's a marked increase in revenues at Lowe's. Oh yeah, it's fun to watch their gears grind and smoke come out of their ears when they see the Clergy, NRA and rainbow stickers juxtaposed. Yah! Kreplach!! Teh gayz haz infiltrated!
"...and it can happen in your town too."
So, affluent gay men might come in and clean up your towns? They did wonders with Boston's South End.
Its flattering to see that so many folks on this blog think all us gays have huge disposable incomes, beautiful homes and colossal wardrobes. I hate to disappoint but I'm kinda nerdy looking, live paycheck to paycheck and get my clothes from thrift stores. I also have to confess that I sometimes forget to pick up the doggie poo when I walk my pooch, so I might not be the best neighbor.
Were it not for 'teh gay' Columbus Ohio wouldn't have the Short North and the German Village; the latter was literally saved from the wrecking ball by a bunch of 'em. Now it's considered one of the best hidden vacation destinations in the nation. And, I tell you what, Columbus would be much poorer in culture, beauty and cuisine without those two neighborhoods, gays and all.
Now Victorian Village is in their sights, and I say more power to them.
Teh gays are coming, Teh gays are coming! Hurry, find someone with an "R" next to their name on the ballot, and vote for your own economic destruction. That will stop them!
How come the Gays get a bunch of flak and not the Mormons ?
I would rather my kid was gay than a child "bride".
Guess thats the USA
Straight Limey
It is a common misconception that we all have large disposable incomes, I wish!
We are not wealthy either, we are paycheck to pay check, car payments n house payments just in time.
We left Sofla mainly ( drug crime, crowding and expense aside) because my husbear's job was outsourced 2x in less than six months, and we were next to homeless.
Now four years later we have made a bit of luck, searching online for months while renting here in NC, buying (us and a VA fixed rate loan) on a foreclosed home that the previous owners walked away from when their tenants left a mess.
We love it out here our Heaven on the Hill.
We have do the thrift or discount stores too, buy only on sale. We are jeans, teeshirts kind of guys. We do try hard and do much with little. I guess it's our creative genious?
What is this "gay agenda" they keep talking about? Honestly, I've never understood what they're getting at. What do they think gay people are trying to do?
Xbalanque @ 123:
Yeah, and I didn't get my copy of the agenda. Does that mean I can't be teh gayz any more?
It's not like the rednecks and homophobes don't have the rest of Arkansas to drive their ATVs and fish in!! I grew up just north of their in the Missouri Ozarks and always loved to visit Eureka Springs. I still go every other year or so to see the beautiful fall leaves and enjoy the tea rooms and art in Eureka Springs.
If this organization is just now discovering the gays are moving in then they are behind the times in more ways then their thinking!
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