[Nathans_Dad]

Wow, what timing. My wife and I decided to take our kids (2 and 4) on a family vacation, our first vacation with the kids ever. We decide that Disneyworld would be a good choice. We make our reservations, plane tickets, etc.

Got a call from my mom today saying that she was talking to someone about our trip and they said "Oh, you know that is right around Gay Days, right?"

Apparently the last week of May/first week of June is when the gay activist community decide to descend en mass on Disneyworld for "Gay Days". Of course Disney doesn't mention anything about this to us when we are making our reservations...we just happened to find out. Luckily we will be arriving at the end of Gay Days so it will only affect 2 days of our week long trip. We plan to just go to different parks to avoid the crowd.

Now then, I know some of you on the board will read this and say "How intolerant." First of all, let me say that I would have no problem with Gay Days if it were as it was originally intended to be by the organizers, a chance for gay people to congregate and show their unity. Fine, great. Apparently it has degenerated into a lewd showing of inappropriate public displays of affection. And I'm not talking about holding hands. There are several websites from gay people who are boycotting Gay Days because of what it has become. They say it plays exactly into the stereotype of the gay person in America, promsicuous and lewd.

I would like to believe that their choice of date (right in the middle of the busy season where many families will be there with their kids) was just because it is the easiest time for them to get together, but somehow I think it has something to do with getting their "message" out to the most unsuspecting families with their kids possible.

I'm just glad we found out ahead of time and can plan accordingly...I feel very bad for those who will not know and will walk their young children into the Magic Kingdom only to be confronted with explaining what their kids are seeing...