More Meade Madness. . .

[kevinbgoode]

As some of you likely already realize, Meade, Kansas has been in the spotlight among several blogs concerning the ongoing battle between homegrown bigots and Lakeway Hotel owners who originally chose to fly a rainbow flag because it was a gift from their 12-year-old son. Naturally, the local newspaper, "christian" radio station and a collection of local residents decided that a rainbow flag flown on private property was just not acceptable, so after lots of typical rightwing threats and declarations that flying the flag was like "raising the Nazi flag over a Jewish community" - someone came along and ripped it down. The Knights, owners of the hotel/restaurant, are replacing it. . .and they have received thousands of emails in support of their right to fly this flag.

Here is the latest local story about the controversy:

http://www.hutchnews.com/news/regional/stories/meade080506.shtml

[ThomCat]

1. Your link is broken.

[kevinbgoode]

2. Oops...so it is. . .

http://www.hutchnews.com/news/regional/stories/meade080506.shtml

[ThomCat]

3. Cool. Thanks.

[Oversea Visitor]

4. Throught out history the presence of gay has always been a known fact

So what the hell happen to the people of the USA.
When did the ugly head of intolerence raise its head.
How did a nation of sane people suddenly has this spell of hate cast over them
When was the poor, powerless, less fortunate treated like garbage as shown in Katrina.

How can US move backward so fast.

You a sicko bush, a damn sicko
Look at these seed you sow.

Claim back your soul people
Claim it back

When you preach that people of other religion are evil.
When you preach that gay are evil
You lose your soul.

For has then not you become GOD judgement yourself
If you belive in him
Then you also believe that he created all of us
If you beleive that we all God children
Then how can you prosecute his children so.
Unless of course you DO NOT BELIEVE
Unless of course you just believe you own self.

[Bear down under]

5. Good on them!

May Mr and Mrs Knight be rewarded with a flourishing business.

[xchrom]

6. while i love the heroic actions of this lovely couple.

why do gay people -- or things associated with gayness have to be fought over and over -- without equality and laws stating our equality we are always at the mercy of the rabid tapeworms.


you cannot eradicate gayness as one of the normative out comes of being human -- period.

to vilify it -- to commit violence against gay folk or perceived gay folk is the aberration.

[zcflint09]

7. This couple is awesome...and do you think thier son might be onto somethin

He lives in California (although it doesn't specify where)...and while 12 is a bit young to come out I'd tend to think that a pre-teen/teenager living in California would know the symbolism of the flag. Perhap s this was the way of the son's "coming out" and that's why the family is so steadfast in keeping the flag up? Sorry, I'm just trying to dream up ways that parents would be accepting and stand for, protecting GLBT youth. Either way, this family is amazing and I'm glad to see they refuse to bow to conservative BS no matter what the reasoning for having the pride flag up is.