Wston Salem, North Carola Gay Bars Lbian Clubs - Maps, Lks, Drivg Directns
Contents:
- NORTH CAROLA LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
- GREENSBORO, NC GAY CY GUI: A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME
NORTH CAROLA LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
Cheryl Hopks, a -chairwoman of the para and s associated events, wrote a June 7th, 1996 article for the Wston-Salem Journal that one of the reasons for holdg the paras is to “raise awarens wh the muny and beg a dialogue on gay issu[3]. The para was heavily advertised the North Carola gay publitn The Front Page.
In Cheryl Hopks’ article, “Celebrate: Gay ftival offers full menu of events[3], ” she refers to the negative ments about the para, sayg “we are not really surprised at the vehement opposn of some of [them]. ” The most vol opposn to the para me om a group of church lled “Church for Christian Fay Valu, ” who took out a full page ad on June 7th, 1996 to nounce the para and homosexualy general. In one le, they nounce homosexualy as a “social malignancy which preced the fall of natns (Greece/Rome, etc.
GREENSBORO, NC GAY CY GUI: A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME
)[7], ” and quot the vers of the Bible which nmn homosexualy. An article News and Rerd[9] timated that 12, 000 people marched opposn of homosexualy, 2, 000 more than who marched the pri para. The same article mentned that May a lol alrman, Robert Nordlanr, tried to pass a rolutn nouncg homosexualy at a board of alrmen meetg.
The Wilmgton Morng Star, a Wilmgton-based newspaper, said Nordlanr’s rolutn was aimed at the pri para and homosexuals general, spe a recent Supreme Court lg, Romer v Evans, which said stat nnot ban bills which aim to protect homosexuals om discrimatn.