Boo! This is not right at all, and the pavilion should be ashamed!
In Hazard, Kentucky, a disabled gay couple was kicked out of a public rec center for being gay. The LGBT communities are outraged by this, and rightly so.
The two men, who are reportedly developmentally and intellectually disabled, were turned away by a maintenance guy that justified reasons due to the Bible, and “We own this place and can tell you to leave if we want to.”
Here’s what the exec. director of Mending Hearts Inc., of which the two men are clients, had to say:
“My staff asked the Pavilion staff why they were being asked to leave, and they were informed that ‘gay people’ weren’t allowed to swim there. My staff told this man that what he was trying to do was discrimination. The man stated that what he was doing was in the Bible and he could do it. My staff continued to argue with this man but was ultimately forced to leave. My clients, who already feel ridiculed and different, left the city-owned facility crying and embarrassed for trying to participate in ‘normal’ activities that everyday ‘normal’ people do.”
What an atrocious display of hatred and ignorance. Seriously. Who in their right mind would push anyone to the brink of tears just because they’re gay and they want to be like everyone else?
This employee should be punished, without a doubt. And the city should do what’s right and apologize, whole-heartedly, and commit to a policy of equality, because that would be the decent thing to do first and foremost. If not for that reason, then, we’re willing to bet that protests are right around the corner.
Seriously, just do what’s right for your fellow human beings. Support love. Why is that so hard??
EQUALITY FOR ALL!
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