Gainesville, FL rejects homophobic ‘No Homo’ campaign and elects its first openly gay mayor.

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/04/14/gainesville-mayor/

Gainesville, FL rejects homophobic ‘No Homo’ campaign and elects its first openly gay mayor.

Last month, the Dove World Outreach Center — a church in Gainesville, FL that attracted attention last year for erected a sign reading “Islam is of the devil” — posted a new sign stating “No homo Mayor.” The message was directed at Craig Lowe, an openly gay candidate in

Gainesville’s mayoral race run-off. “We don’t feel as though the city should be represented by a homosexual,” said Terry Jones, a senior pastor at Dove World. When the media raised questions about whether such advocacy violated the church’s tax status, Dove World changed its sign to just say, “No Homo.” Despite this homophobic campaign, Gainesville elected Lowe as its newest mayor yesterday. However, he won by just 35 votes, so there will automatically be a recount. If Lowe takes office, he will be “among about 30 gay or lesbian mayors nationwide.”

Now if only you weren't so full of Gator fans. =D

j/k j/k

So having a homo mayor doesn't somehow infect their congregation. Can't be too safe.

TlalocW

don't go away mad, just go away

We all know you want to! :evilgrin: