El Pinko, WTF? Firefighters in San Diego FORCED to be in Gay Pride Parade?

[tuolumnejim]

I read about that last year, and yes if I were forced by upper managment to appear in anything like this I probably would have quit and sued for a hostle workplace enviroment.

Some of the DUmmies do see that some could be uncomfortabe in his place, but most are demoNrat dimwits with a "so".

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El Pinko  (1000+ posts)      Thu Sep-25-08 03:02 PM
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WTF? Firefighters in San Diego FORCED to be in Gay Pride Parade?
 
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080923-1324-...

Firefighter describes gay pride parade ordeal

By Tony Manolatos
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

1:24 p.m. September 23, 2008

SAN DIEGO – One of the firefighters suing San Diego over their forced participation in last year's gay pride parade in Hillcrest testified Tuesday that he suffered emotional distress from the event.

Alex Kane and three other firemen from Station 5 in Hillcrest were ordered to ride a fire engine for the three-hour parade because another fire team dropped out at the last minute. Since they filed suit, the city has made employee participation in all parades voluntary.

During questioning by his lawyer, Charles LiMandri, Kane said he saw sexually suggestive acts and heard lewd remarks directed at the firefighters during the procession.

Kane, who has worked as a firefighter for six years, testified that he became the butt of jokes at the fire station. He also said the parade experience adversely affected his family life.





I am a pretty vehement supporter of LGBT rights, marriage, adoption, you name it.

But forcing people to participate in a gay event? That doesn't seem right.

People also have a right to object to homosexuality on the grounds of their religion or whatever, so long as they don't infringe upon the rights of others.

I can imagine that these people would feel as uncomfortable at a gay pride parade as I would if I was FORCED to participate in some Christian event by my job. (I honestly can't imagine any form of torture more awful).


Why should firefighters be forced to participate in ANY parade? Shouldn't that sort of thing be volunteer? It has nothing to do with firefighting...
 

[TheSarge]

But forcing people to participate in a gay event? That doesn't seem right.

This is the people you support.  This is what the Dems you elect want to do to ALL of us.

Instead of allowing people the freedom to choose THEY are gonna tell YOU what you can and can't do..what you can and can't like and YOU are gonna have to accept it or else.

And some how the DUmmies are too stupid to see that.

[franksolich]

Odd.

The cboy4 primitive wants to be a firefighter.

He's not one yet, but he wants to be one.

I wonder if the cboy4 primitive marched.

[Tucker]

I can't believe that the pink eyed one said something that I agree with.

We're all doomed.

[MrsSmith]

Just imagine if they were forced to attend conservative church services as a part of their jobs...or to receive any government assistance.