From Spokane, Washington:

A committee charged with laying the blueprint for a proposed gay business district in Spokane has identified possible locations for the district and hopes to meet with the city council by the end of the year to solidify plans.

A gay business district? Can you imagine the outcry if someone were to suggest a straight business district? There would be howls of homophobia, calls for diversity, and the ACLU would file a lawsuit. Then would come the apologies from the promoters, who would be obliged to fake tears in order to appease the activists demanding "tolerance."

Reguindin said the purpose of creating a gay business district, or "hate-free zone," is to provide a supportive place where people will be comfortable being gay.
"It can look like those districts that are already established," he said. "It would just be more gay."

What the heck is a "more gay" business district? One in which gays will be free to grope each other in public without fear of someone thinking "That just ain't right." Because what other gay behavior offends people? It's 2005, and people over the age of seventeen no longer make fun of mincing men. They're here, they're queer, we're used to it.

It's instructive to remember what happens when Disney World gets more gay: "Not only did we see men kissing men, but these shirtless homosexuals were twisting the nipples of each other and fondling the butts and groins of their 'lovers.' And all this occurred right out in the open at a Disney theme park.".

Said committee co-coordinator Bonnie Aspen, "We need to have a place where we can hold hands and have it be OK."

Does anyone really believe the point of this thing to create a business district for hand-holding?