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National Conservative Coming Out Day - Summary and Pics

Well the National Conservative Coming Out Day has come and gone. For about the ten or so conservatives that were there, there were about 100 or so protesters. Most of the time they sat there with their backs turned, held up signs, and were quiet. There were members of I-Resist (who isn’t a legitimate organization anymore apparenlty) with a megaphone that kept making noise. One picture below is a guy who yelled “stop being a dick”. PRIDE was there trying to say they didn’t like the stereotyping but in their press release they stereotype conservatives as wanting women in the kitchen.

My article in the DI on Friday will have most of my opinions, but here are some parting pictures of the event which was, all in all, uneventful. Pictures are in the full entry, click on it. My favorite is the 5th picture of the girl protesting intolerance and bigotry by wearing a shirt that has a racial slur on it.

September 21st, 2005 Posted by John Bambenek | DailyIllini, Freedom of Speech, Politics, University of Illinois | no comments

LGBT Celebrates Being Called Mentally Ill?

Remember Love In Action? The recipient of the wrath of the LGBT because of a kid’s blog postings before he even got to the camp? Well, they chalked up a victory today. From the article:

The state inspected two facilities in Memphis on Aug. 19 and determined Love In Action International Inc. was providing housing, meals and personal care for mentally ill patients without a license, according to a subsequent letter to the organization from the Department of Mental Health.

The basis for the action of the state was that this place had to be licensed to treat mentally ill people. Ummm, do they realize that the state basically just called all gay people mentally ill? Do they know that’s what they are embracing so they can make their point?

The decision was not based on the concept of treating gay people so that they are straight, or even if such a thing is possible, but solely that they needed a license which I imagine can’t be too hard to correct and open back up. I was just amused that the attack on this place ended up embracing something that I can’t imagine they’d accept, that gayness is mental illness.

September 21st, 2005 Posted by John Bambenek | Around the US, Law / Legal Issues, Politics, Religion | 3 comments

National Conservative Coming Out Day

Today is National Conservative Coming Out day which will be celebrated on campus. The entire progressive coalition of groups apparently is going to be out and protesting wearing black shirts because they can’t stand it when conservatives talk. I’ll be there with a camera (I just got a new digital camera) and get some stuff up on it later today.

Oh, and it’s complete with a gun raffle. Go figure.

September 21st, 2005 Posted by John Bambenek | Politics, University of Illinois | one comment