Am. Family Association targets EPA over Gay Pride sponsorship

[Charlie Brown]

http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=7504

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency refused to back down from its decision to sponsor several Gay Pride events this month after it received more than 800,000 e-mails and thousands of phone calls denouncing its involvement in the events from supporters of a conservative political group.

Kirk Marusak, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender coordinator at EPA for the American Federation of Government Employees, said EPA officials informed him that a deluge of phone calls triggered by an "action alert" from the anti-gay American Family Association temporarily disabled the phone system at the agency's Office of Civil Rights.

The e-mails flooded the offices of several EPA divisions, including the civil rights unit, which issued an announcement in May recognizing June as Gay & Lesbian Pride Month at EPA.

"We're moving ahead with these events as planned," said EPA spokesperson Bob Zachariasiewicz. "There are no plans to change anything."

[arcane1]

1. I'm on the AFA mailing list, for kicks...

and ALL they talk about is gay this and gay that, and I'd say a good 75% of their emails denounce Ford Motor Co in some way or other

I am convinced that Dobson is not only a self-loathing gay man, but also has money tied up in one of Ford's competitors

What always amuses me about their email alerts, is if there is for example a scene w/2 women kissing on tv, they'll email an alert asking members to voice their disgust to whichever network showed it. Then, they ALWAYS include a video clip of the 'offending' scene :)

[Charlie Brown]

4. Isn't Dobson from Focus on the Family?

not that it matters, all these groups are the same. I think they talk more about homosexuality and sexual orientation than any member of CodePink or Act Up.

[arcane1]

7. my mistake, they all blend together after a while

EVERY alert I get from them is gay-related. No starving abused children, nothing JC would actually give a shit about

[NI4NI]

5. Hot Dam! I'm gonna subscribe

and tell them to just send me the video clips, but save all their other bullshit!

[xchrom]

8. IF i interpret you correctly -- not everything will be two women kissing

if i don't -- well then get your freak on, baby!

[Cronus Protagonist]

10. I got a lot of traffic from his newsletter for this 'toon

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[Tempest]

2. Too bad the EPA isn't as firm standing

When it comes to enforcing environmental laws.

[DBoon]

3. Interesting that it is the EPA they are targetting

a "liberal" "pro-environmental" agency, as opposed to say the SEC

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. Weakening the EPA = Strengthening the corporations.

They're using the Kristian Klub to beat their enemies again.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. 800,000 e-mails.

No doubt from the same person who sent millions of complaints to the FCC over Janet Jackson's tit.