Nothing like a little picnic at The Bare Wall after school. JJ has introduced sister Cecilia to his "cheesy chippers" and now she has to have her own bag which is just fine with her brother--he doesn't have to share his . . . Accidentally ran into a YouTube video of the Jesus-freaks with bull horns at the recent Pride Festival Parade in downtown Harrisburg. You might remember that they were stopped by the city police one year and later won a court case using the "free speech" argument. Gay event organizers now have a group called "Silent Witness" that stands by to shield participants from such harassment by using rainbow-colored umbrellas . . . But then, I wondered: suppose a boom-box brigade stood right beside these intruders and blasted the Village People's YMCA and similar tunes loud enough to drown out the bigotry. Could that be called free speech as well? Just a thought; might be fun to give it a try sometime . . . The gay community held an Octoberfest on North Street some years ago that attracted the same type of right-wingers. I grabbed my camera and started photographing them. When they asked why I said that, should any mischief against gays occur that evening or on the morrow, they would be the perfect suspects . . . They conferred with each other for a moment and then quickly left . . .
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