June 21, 2009

City of Seattle Caves to Activist Homophobe

All you good citizens of the City of the Sky That Never Clears, are you going to march on City Hall in protest, or what?

Backstory:
Gay Witch Hunt in Seattle: “Christian” Demands Release of LGBT Employee Membership Roster, June 11, 2009

Citing law, city reluctantly argues for
release of gay employees’ names

… “The city sympathizes with the concerns that plaintiffs have expressed,” Assistant City Attorney Gary T. Smith said in court documents. “Nonetheless, the city believes that the Public Records Act obligates it to disclose the records at issue.” …

Arguing in support of his own request, Irvin offered the court an accounting of instances in which he perceives the city has discriminated against him because of his conservative views.

On several occasions, Irvin has attempted to join or become involved in numerous city-affiliated activities aimed at gay or minority employees. Among other allegations, he asserts in court filings that a dance for gay and lesbian youth was canceled when he volunteered to chaperon and was barred from attending a LGBT event when he attempted to attend with a formerly gay minister.

Describing himself as a civil-rights leader, Irvin said he sees himself as the victim of bigotry by the city and intends to form an employee group for former homosexuals.

“The city is organizing employees to march in the gay pride parade and I intend to march in it with the mayor,” Irvin said in an e-mail. “If I don’t demand equal treatment then I am accepting that (my) values about sex are inferior.” …

Evil.

P.S. to Phil Irvin: If there is a Hell, Joe McCarthy and Roy Cohn are waiting for you in the Ninth Circle. Eagerly.

Posted by: Sapphocrat

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