A Northern Virginia radio show that caters to a younger gay audience received threats this week to shut down, or else. E-mails from right wing yahoos hinted at violence if Chad Larson, host of The Edge Show , did not cancel his program. While the e-mails did not offer a specific threat, they did claim that members of one church organization have "removed homosexuals from places before" and that , "If Mr. Larson won't go quietly, we are ready for a fight." The e-mail did not specify which church the writer claimed to be from.
"The penalty for homosexuality is death. Humans are not allowed to kill," one e-mail stated. "That's why God sent AIDS. When Chad Larson is lying on his death bed from this incurable illness, he will wish he had of turned to us for help," according to one e-mail.
Larson said the threats are being taken seriously, but the show will go on, each Saturday at 1PM on WEBR in Fairfax. "I will not go off of the air simply because someone does not like it's content. This is America and in this country we have the right to listen to a radio program, or, turn it off," said Larson.
The Edge Radio Show features several friends taking a light-hearted look at the news affecting the community while playing the top gay club songs around.
http://www.waynebesen.com/2006/02/gay-youth-radio-threatened-by-yahoos.htmlOoooooooooh! Top gay club songs! Now there's a threat to all the folks who don't fork over the extra $1.19 to get the button that changes radio stations! :puke:
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