Contents:
- GAY ROO DRAWS CROWD -- ENUMCLAW QUIET AS THE SENTIMENTS OF OPPOSN FIZZLE AT TIME OF EVENT
- GAY ROO DIVIS ENUMCLAW
- GAY BULL RIR BUCKS STEREOTYPE -- UPG ROO SPLS ENUMCLAW
- A SLEEPY TOWN WAK UP TO GAY ISSUE -- NATIVE SON'S REVELATN FUELS DEBATE AS ENUMCLAW FAC CONTROVERSIAL ROO
GAY ROO DRAWS CROWD -- ENUMCLAW QUIET AS THE SENTIMENTS OF OPPOSN FIZZLE AT TIME OF EVENT
But beyond the wboys, hors, untry mic and pasture aromas was somethg that set apart: It was a gay roo. "Cowboys and hors and steers don't f people's ual ncept of gay, " said Alexei Guren, who traveled om Portland for the event.
GAY ROO DIVIS ENUMCLAW
The state's first gay roo, which drew more than 2, 500 people and more than 100 petors durg s two days, was beg lled a succs by anizers, who predicted the event would return next year. Protters arrived Saturday afternoon for the openg of the roo, but they clud only a handful of muny members who said homosexualy was immoral and about a dozen animal-rights protters whose ncerns were foced on the treatment of the animals.
GAY BULL RIR BUCKS STEREOTYPE -- UPG ROO SPLS ENUMCLAW
They shouted, "Y to gays, no to the roo. "This ntroversy stuff is not a big al as far as we're ncerned, " said Gary Shults, print of the Northwt Gay Roo Associatn and a petor.
Martti, who liv Enumclaw and grew up here, helped spark a munywi discsn of homosexualy when June he wrote a letter to the town newspaper supportg the roo and disclosg his own homosexualy.
A SLEEPY TOWN WAK UP TO GAY ISSUE -- NATIVE SON'S REVELATN FUELS DEBATE AS ENUMCLAW FAC CONTROVERSIAL ROO
"It's not jt a gay issue. Steer-ridg petn wner David Smh of Burbank, Calif., said the crowd was more supportive than many he's enuntered at other gay roos natnwi. ENUMCLAW - The anizer of a gay roo at the Kg County Fairgrounds here says he's disappoted at opposn voiced by some town.
We're not there to threaten or va anyone, " said Robert Tylee, who has helped put the event together for the Northwt Gay Roo Associatn. 11-12 would help dismiss stereotyp about gays and brg people closer together.