We can now celebrate a battle won in the quiet war against aggressive, others'-rights-ignoring militant homofascism.
“Government employees should never be forced to participate in events or acts that violate their sincerely held beliefs,” said ADF-allied attorney Charles LiMandri, the West Coast Regional Director of the Thomas More Law Center. “We are pleased with the jury’s verdict recognizing the firefighters’ right to abstain from activities that they consider morally offensive and that subject them to harassment.”
After being forced to participate–despite numerous objections–in San Diego’s 2007 “Gay Pride Parade,” four firefighters from the SDFD were sexually harassed through lewd cat calls and obscene gestures at the event, which was replete with sexual displays and graphic images. The firefighters then suffered harassment and retaliation after complaining to superiors about the parade. The city was well aware of the firefighters’ objection to participating in the parade because of its lascivious nature exhibited in past years, including unwanted sexual comments and gestures from participants and spectators.
“Many people may mistakenly think the ‘gay pride’ parade is merely a ‘fun’ event,” said ADF Senior Counsel Joe Infranco, who is co-counsel in the case. “They never would have imagined the crude sexual harassment these firefighters were forced to endure. But in truth, the goal of homosexual behavior advocates is to undermine society’s long-held values. They continue to seek this, whether by demanding participation in ‘gay pride’ parades or by trampling the democratic process to redefine marriage.”
After the lawsuit Ghiotto v. City of San Diego was filed in the Superior Court for the County of San Diego, the fire department changed its policy so employees will no longer be forced to participate against their will.
Do you think that fire chief would have dared force Muslim firefighters to participate in a homosexual exhibitionist event? 'Course not, for obvious reason (doesn't want to offend Muslims and risk probable violent retaliation or being fired). But Christian firefighters, on the other hand? Well, let's say the fire chief made a very, very stupid, fascistic mistake, and I hope this case will serve as a warning to others who would think it might be a good idea to impose, without option to refuse, objectionable, offensive stuff on people against their beliefs and against their rights, in the name of political correctness B.S. fascism.
How would it have gone over if "gay" firefighters were forced, against their will, to participate in a fundamentalist religious (ie. non-condoning of homosexual behaviors and lifestyles) exhibitionist event? You just KNOW that the militant homosexual movement would've totally freaked out, and the ACLU would've come to their aid (but the ACLU would never come to the aid of Christians who've been abused!)
