News: Small Town Wary of Gay Games, Local Rednecks propose “God Hates Fags Games” for Balance
From CNN.COM:
Gay Games controversy splits Illinois town
Some see threat to small-town values; others welcome diversity
CRYSTAL LAKE, Illinois (AP) — Among the items on the City Council’s agenda is what seems a simple question: Whether to give rowers a permit to have a boat race this summer on a small man-made lake.
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Aaron — On 4-4-2006 at 3:13 pm
Crystal Lake is right by us - We shop there often. It’s a conservative area, this outer belt on the fringes of suburban Chicago. This same thing controversy could happen in countless other towns, of course.