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Heterosexual Family Pride Day
Mayors across the country have been targeted
by homosexual activists who are demanding Gay Pride Days -
whether the mayors, the municipal councils or the communities
they represent like it or not. Failure to obey these unilateral
demands has resulted in mayors being brought before the kangaroo
courts of the Human Rights Commission for discipline, which
can include fines, forced apologies and, of course, the inevitable
requirement that Gay Pride parades go forward.
It is especially rewarding to learn that
someone has taken action against this travesty of justice
and fair play. It happened in the city of Regina when a Christian,
Bill Whatcott, applied to that city clerk's office in January
for a Proclamation for Heterosexual Family Pride Day. It is
significant that the Regina City Council, on October 1998,
had passed an amendment to its by-laws to approve all requests
for Proclamations, providing they did not promote hate or
a commercial business. When the Proclamation was not immediately
forthcoming, Mr. Whatcott threatened to file a complaint with
the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission on the grounds that
the city was discriminating against heterosexuals! The city
quickly declared June 18, 2001 as Heterosexual Family Pride
Day in Regina.
According to Mr. Whatcott, it is a day that
will celebrate a "healthy and wholesome way of life"
and which will "promote moral direction for children
and stability for society as a whole."
Pastors Not Participating
Unfortunately, although Mr. Whatcott approached
a number of pastors in Regina, few, if any, churches have
agreed to participate. No doubt, this may be at least partly
attributable to the controversial intimidation tactics of
homosexual activists. Mr. Whatcott did, however, organize
the distribution of 5,000 pieces of literature which he hopes
will generate support for his Family Pride Day Parade. A number
of Right to Life groups have agreed to participate.
Mayors across the country have been targeted
by homosexual activists who are demanding Gay Pride Days -
whether the mayors, the municipal councils or the communities
they represent like it or not. Failure to obey these unilateral
demands has resulted in mayors being brought before the kangaroo
courts of the Human Rights Commission for discipline, which
can include fines, forced apologies and, of course, the inevitable
requirement that Gay Pride parades go forward.
It is especially rewarding to learn that
someone has taken action against this travesty of justice
and fair play. It happened in the city of Regina when a Christian,
Bill Whatcott, applied to that city clerk's office in January
for a Proclamation for Heterosexual Family Pride Day. It is
significant that the Regina City Council, on October 1998,
had passed an amendment to its by-laws to approve all requests
for Proclamations, providing they did not promote hate or
a commercial business. When the Proclamation was not immediately
forthcoming, Mr. Whatcott threatened to file a complaint with
the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission on the grounds that
the city was discriminating against heterosexuals! The city
quickly declared June 18, 2001 as Heterosexual Family Pride
Day in Regina.
According to Mr. Whatcott, it is a day that will
celebrate a "healthy and wholesome way of life" and
which will "promote moral direction for children and stability
for society as a whole."
Pastors Not Participating
Unfortunately, although Mr. Whatcott approached
a number of pastors in Regina, few, if any, churches have
agreed to participate. No doubt, this may be at least partly
attributable to the controversial intimidation tactics of
homosexual activists. Mr. Whatcott did, however, organize
the distribution of 5,000 pieces of literature which he hopes
will generate support for his Family Pride Day Parade. A number
of Right to Life groups have agreed to participate in the
parade.
Homosexual Reaction to Family Pride Parade
The heterosexual Family Pride Day in Regina
did bring, however, a prompt reaction from the National Union
of Jewish LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered)
Students, based in Washington, D.C. This organization, which
describes itself as North America's largest organization serving
Jewish Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgendered youth, issued an
open letter disputing the claims of the Proclamation. (For
Details: See p. 7). According to the spokesperson for this
homosexual Jewish organization, its open letter "received
immediate attention and response within the non-profit circles,
with e-mails arriving from all corners of Canada and the U.S."
The executive director of the organization,
Bernard Cherkasov, stated in his open letter to Regina's Mayor,
in part as follows:
As a leader and a very public figure,
you have a very important role in leading the community of
Regina on a journey towards mutual respect and understanding,…
and in a modern society that is as culturally and religiously
diverse as is ours, that journey includes - as you certainly
know - not enforcing one tradition on everyone else, but learning
about each other's.
His comments are amazing. If he wants "mutual
respect and understanding," then surely it is only reasonable
that he should respect equal rights for heterosexuals. His
reaction to the pro-family Proclamation points out the intolerance
and discrimination practised by many homosexual activists.
They demand all conceivable rights and privileges for themselves,
but want to tramp on and destroy the rights of others. It
also points out how dangerous it is when these activists are
permitted to dictate government policy: The result is certainly
not democracy.
Please write to the Mayor of
Regina.
Mayor Pat Fiacco,
Regina City Hall
P.O. Box 1790
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3C8
Or by e-mail:
pfiacco@cityregina.com
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