Anti-gay remarks cost Naugle his seat on tourism board

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-828naugle,0,4433682.story?coll=sofla_tab01_layout

By Scott Wyman | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
11:25 PM EDT, August 28, 2007

Fort Lauderdale - Mayor Jim Naugle's series of controversial comments about homosexuality cost him his seat Tuesday on the board that promotes Broward County to tourists.

County commissioners accused him of jeopardizing the area's multibillion-dollar tourism industry. They said Naugle forced them to take the unprecedented step of stripping him of the job when he ignored warnings to stop his attacks.

Since Naugle made his initial allegations about rampant gay sex in public restrooms nearly two months ago, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau has been deluged with hundreds of angry e-mails from tourists. Some said they had canceled vacations, while others threatened to go elsewhere.


A gay-oriented convention that was to draw 200 attendees this fall is on hold. A group that plans black family reunions has voiced concern about whether the mayor was sending a message of intolerance. Bookings of college and high-school sporting events is also down compared to last year.

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1. Mwahah!

I was wondering how long it would take before that managed to bite him in the ass in some way that would really affect him.