The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

Four firefighters in San Diego were forced to participate in a gay parade. The firefighters also say they were the victims of verbal and sexual abuse from the watching crowd. The Chief of the San Diego Firefighters, who is a lesbian, apologized for the incident promising it would never happen again and no one would be required to do this against their will.This was not a complaint about this being a gay parade, but about the harassment and sexual overtures made by the crowd.

The firefighters are going to sue saying their Constitutional Rights were violated.

Sidebar: Did you know that if the "Hate Crime Bill" is passed in the United States you will not be allowed to make any reference to ones sexual orientation, not even jokingly, or you will be held responsible for committing a hate crime.

Also, note that if you do not condone this behavior, but are in the company of a person conducting themselves in a manner that can be perceived as committing a hate crime - "verbally" - you could also be held responsible.

BUT...........

Could this be viewed as a hate crime against our children made in 1987 by a gay man?

The Boston Gay Community News, February 15, 1987, Michael Swift, wrote:

"We (homosexuals) shall sodomize your sons ... we shall seduce them in your schools, in your dormitories, in your gymnasiums, in your locker rooms, in your sports arenas, in your seminaries, in your groups, in your movie theater bathrooms, in your army bunkhouses, in your truck stops, in your all-male clubs, in your houses of congress ... you sons will do our bidding. They will be recast in our image. They will come to crave and adore us."

Bring it on people - I want to hear from you!

What say you?