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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2009 14:11:21 GMT -5
This is an early photo at the pride parade. My God, time goes by fast. It was 35 years ago. I took a bed sheet, dyed it lavender and used magic markers for the lettering.
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Post by bluepride on Jun 27, 2009 11:28:13 GMT -5
A screen capture from my video archive of one of GOAL's finest hours when we had our press conference in front of CUPS in Santurce, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Carroll, justifiably angry, addressing the media about what happened to our group.
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Post by flblue09 on Jun 27, 2009 15:43:49 GMT -5
GREAT PICTURE & MOMENT CAPTURED !
Maybe a re-post of the synopsis of that trip, what transpired, and the final outcome is in order?
For those new to Blue Pride this history might be informative. For us all it may serve as another reminder that, even today, " I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." has yet to be realized.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2009 9:17:00 GMT -5
Oh my God, what a great photo. We were all so young and full of piss and vinegar. Jimmy (maxweldaemon), Colleen Meenan and Creg Conway are standing just to the right. We all taught The Puerto Rico Police Dept a lesson they will never forget. We took off the boxing gloves, beat them down and didn't take any prisoners. But, trust me, the struggle continues. Just yesterday, I went with Floirida Legal to the St Petersburg Pride celebration here in Florida. There were thousands of people there. We set up our booth and started selling our tee shirts and bottles of "Gay Water" The bottles have our logo on them and Gay Water is printed on them as well. So, I'm standing out there hawking Gay Water to the crowd and all of a sudden I hear,"Repent Sodomite, Repent". "You Homos will rot in hell" So, I look around behind me and there are two Bible toting idiots, with signs, standing next to me calling me all kinds of names. Now, one was standing right in front of me sending me to the fires of hell. I told him I had some holy water for him. I opened a bottle of Gay Water and let them have it. Gay Holy Water went all over them and one of them stood there in shock yelling, "Why did you throw water on me you homo" I yelled back at him,"your Mother taught me how to do it" Here we are, 40 years into the struggle and we still have people coming to our events, putting us down and calling us names. Anyway, the Bible toters simply turned around and walked away. They must have realized that, with all those gay people there, coming after me would have led to them to getting a major ass whipping. Actually, that's exactly what they needed. With that, I walked over to Michael Barron, Florida Legals' president, and apologized for my actions. I told him I knew I was out of line for loosing control and throwing the water. He looked into my eyes and said, "It's ok Carroll, It's ok. I understand. He knew I really wasn't sorry. He know it happened because of years ongoing rage and frustration. The struggle continues!!!
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Post by TheBear on Jun 28, 2009 14:52:40 GMT -5
THREE CHEERS FOR CARROLL! I wish there were video of the bible-thumper bigots being doused with GAY WATER! Not all religious people are bigots of course, but those extremists who use religion and the bible to spread their HATE deserve to be cleansed with GAY WATER!
Back in 2001, I was on a gay cruise from Honolulu to the various Hawaiian islands, down to the south Pacific and back.
Picture it... 2500 gay men on the dock waiting to board the ship when a local preacher, bible in hand, and about 3-4 of his brainless hate mongers showed up, carrying signs, and yelling out slogans of HATE.
Well, that lasted about 60 seconds... until the bigots, standing at the edge of the wooden dock with nothing but a 12" plank between them and the water, ended up in the drink.
Moral: DON'T PISS OFF 2500 queens uh, gentlemen of quality, when your back is against the splish-splash.
Follow-up: The bigot preacher wanted to sue, of course. But the prosecutor's office refused to cooperate. 2500 men had brought a LOT of money into the local tourist economy and Hawaiian culture has always been friendly, welcoming and accepting of mahus (the ancient Hawaiian word for gay persons.)
BTW, the cruise was lovely and the mayor issued a special "Aloha" to us upon our return to port. We were HEROES in the minds of the majority of residents!
Bear _____________
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Post by maxwelldaemon on Jun 28, 2009 16:38:17 GMT -5
GREAT PICTURE & MOMENT CAPTURED !
Maybe a re-post of the synopsis of that trip, what transpired, and the final outcome is in order?
For those new to Blue Pride this history might be informative. For us all it may serve as another reminder that, even today, " I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." has yet to be realized. From NY Times Feb 14, 1995: The head of a group of gay police officers has accused the police here of harassing members of the group early Saturday at a popular gay bar. Members of the Gay Officers Action League came here on Friday for the group's first convention. The league has 14 chapters nationwide, including one in New York City that has 1,000 members, and said it intended to open one in Puerto Rico. Carroll Hunter, the league's president, said on Sunday that members were offended by the way the Puerto Rican police had treated "its own fellow New York officers." Mr. Hunter said that 15 San Juan police officers had gone to Cups, a small gay and lesbian bar, and had harassed some 125 people attending a party. Read the entire story... www.nytimes.com/1995/02/14/us/puerto-rico-police-accused-of-harassing-a-gay-group.html
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Post by Dave on Jul 9, 2009 5:26:54 GMT -5
I love it when you are part of an Organization for many years. And for some reason now, there is no contact from anyone. Things going on behind the scenes. .. Only certain people are in the loop. Sounds like the old Napoleon days... In Roman times. This has to stop people want to know what is going on..
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Post by Dave on Jul 10, 2009 20:37:51 GMT -5
So I go to work today, I get an email. Don't show this to anyone, don't tell anyone, for your eye's only. Oh come one what is this crap. What do groups have to hide from the people that are part of it. Why they wasting money and getting ride of the number.. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by emt431 on Jul 10, 2009 23:08:31 GMT -5
HUH?
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Post by Dave on Jul 11, 2009 9:09:10 GMT -5
I'm just venting.. I hate back door politics in groups.. It's just funny to see people come in and say all this stuff and then nothing happens. Just look around.. It's like don't let anyone know what we are doing. But word is getting out. and people are going to speak there mind...
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Post by flblue09 on Jul 11, 2009 22:10:03 GMT -5
So I go to work today, I get an email. Don't show this to anyone, don't tell anyone, for your eye's only. Oh come one what is this crap. What do groups have to hide from the people that are part of it. Why they wasting money and getting ride of the number.. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anciet Chinese philosospohy: Sit patiently down-river ... your challengers will soon float by.
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Post by Dave on Jul 12, 2009 7:56:20 GMT -5
So I go to work today, I get an email. Don't show this to anyone, don't tell anyone, for your eye's only. Oh come one what is this crap. What do groups have to hide from the people that are part of it. Why they wasting money and getting ride of the number.. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anciet Chinese philosospohy: Sit patiently down-river ... your challengers will soon float by.Hey flblue09. I like that. I will have to use that for a quote of the week. We have a board at work that we write down a quote each week. I wonder if I place a line in the river if I will catch a big one.
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Post by emt431 on Jul 12, 2009 9:46:54 GMT -5
One line = one fish. One net = many fish !
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Post by Dave on Jul 12, 2009 13:40:23 GMT -5
you are so right and I always throw in a net when I fish.. Just like the deadliest catch.. on the History Ch.
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Post by admin on Jan 22, 2013 13:33:04 GMT -5
Not to sound like a gossip columnist or a loose lipped twit but I just heard that a fairly newly formed group is in serious danger of imploding. And it boils down to the same old apathy and other reasons that other groups have either folded or exist only on paper. What a shame. I'm not going to name the group right now but let's all hope they get their problems sorted out. Let's hope they become the seriously viable group I know they can be. Maybe change some of the faces in charge? Maybe encourage the membership (what there is of it) to step up and don't just sit on their hands. I'm pretty disheartened over this news. Every GLBT Law Enforcement group that really exists is really needed.
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