Holy Name Protests in Chicago

Gay protest in Chicago,   Sunday saw around 100 gay  men and women gather outside Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago to protest about  the Catholic Church’s opposition to gay marriage and other stands that they see as unjust to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

Andy Thayer  from The Gay Liberation Network said recently they were protesting not just about gay marriage, but also  equal rights  “ This is not just about the equal right to marry.  In Illinois, Cardinal George and his predecessors over the years have worked behind the scenes to vehemently oppose every piece of equal rights legislation for gay people that has ever been proposed, including opposing equal employment rights, equal access to housing, equal access to public accommodations and equal access to adoption”

According to local media protesters waved rainbow flags and shouted slogans like, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, homophobia has got to go!” and, “Holy Name, holy shame!”

Last year, the GLN Network helped organize a march from the city building in which marriage licenses are issued to Holy Name to show support for gay marriage,  Thayer, who is  the group’s co founder  said    “We want to drag the church’s bigotry out of the closet,”

Chicago Archdiocese spokesperson Colleen Dolan said the pprotesters were misdirected. “They may not like it, but it’s the teaching of the church that marriage is between one man and one woman.  Those of us in the church don’t get to choose what the teachings are.”

However,  I think the final word must go to one of the congregation, heading into the cathedral who was quoted as saying.      “They’re really annoying,   They took up all the parking!”

Jason Shaw,  Brighton, England.GayAgenda.com’s United Kingdom correspondent.

Jason’s own blog www.seafrontdiary.com living life in the slow lane and finding after 40 years the parking break is still on!  Hey,  come by and say hello!

Nike Pulls Controversial Ad Thanks to GLBT Community

Whatever other problems it has, Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) has, historically been on the side of the gay community. From sponsoring athletes at the Gay Games to offering domestic partnership benefits to its gay and lesbian employees, there is little fault for a gay rights activist to find with Nike.

But that didn’t stop some people from making up fake controversies. The companies ads for its Hyperdunk basketball shoes feature competing basketball players in photos with heads in each other’s crotches, hands on butts, etc. — stuff that happens all the time during basketball games.

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