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| Philadelphia Posts Gay-Welcoming Street Markers in Center City |
| 2007-04-19 |
| A dedication ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon to unveil street signs to define Philadelphia's famed "gayborhood." Singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," a group of about 100 gathered at the corner of 13th and Locust Streets, in the Washington West neighborhood, where one of 36 discreet rainbow signs were unveiled. The sign is the same size as the Locust Street sign and fastened directly beneath it. Tami Sortman is president of the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus: "Philadelphia four years ago started a gay-friendly campaign here to bring gay travelers into the city, and we felt that it was really important for these gay travelers to know when they are in the 'gayborhood' area. I live right here, just a block away, and I get people asking, 'Am I in the gayborhood yet?'" Is this a great city, or what? |
| Posted by:Dave D. |
| #15 #7: There are also people object to using a string to mark the boundary of an eruv. No one is asking you to bend over Redneck Jim. Either I was unclear, or you missed the point, whatever your sexual orentation is, I DON'T CARE. Keep it private. Not Broadcast it on the streets. Clear now? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-04-19 20:38 |
| #14 And they took down all the "One Way" signs, too. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-04-19 17:43 |
| #13 Will the other neighborhoods be getting "Straight" signs? No. But if you are a straight guy walking around in the gayborhood you can wear a sign so that you'll be left alone. The sign consists of 12" piece of duct tape placed horizontally across your butt. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-04-19 17:42 |
| #12 Will the other neighborhoods be getting "Straight" signs? |
| Posted by: Grampaw Glomomble7875 2007-04-19 14:52 |
| #11 Do I need gaydar to find the gayborhood? |
| Posted by: Raj 2007-04-19 14:18 |
| #10 Singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," C'mon, guys. Don't you think that's reinforcing some stereotypes? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-04-19 11:45 |
| #9 at least they won't pass their values onto their children... |
| Posted by: flash91 2007-04-19 10:48 |
| #8 Its The City of Brotherly Love. nuf said. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2007-04-19 09:32 |
| #7 There are also people object to using a string to mark the boundary of an eruv. No one is asking you to bend over Redneck Jim. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-19 09:29 |
| #6 If you choose to you can live your life alone Some people choose the city Some others choose the good old family home I like living easy without family ties Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me Right between the eyes `Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom From the day that I was born I've waved the flag Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man Yeah gave me peace of mind my daddy never had From the 1975 Elton John song Philadelphia Freedom, written in honor of Billie Jean King's tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedoms. |
| Posted by: ryuge 2007-04-19 08:07 |
| #5 "gayborhood" It sounds like the bad old days of red-lined communities where only the right kind of White people could buy houses. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-04-19 07:12 |
| #4 Yeah, it used to be a private matter; now we're bombarded with this exhibitionistic crap 24/7. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-04-19 06:51 |
| #3 They're taking that whole "City of Brotherly Love" thing a little too literally if you ask me. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-04-19 06:47 |
| #2 Clarification, this is a private matter, and should NOT be aired publicly. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-04-19 06:20 |
| #1 You welcome gays, I don't co there. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-04-19 06:18 |