Mayor tells truth and is attacked by homosexual activists

Mayor tells truth and is attacked by homosexual activists

The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., mayor whose campaign against anonymous sex in public bathrooms has riled the homosexual community, issued an "apology" in front of City Hall this afternoon.

But "gay" activists are even angrier now after hearing Mayor Jim Naugle tell reporters he was apologizing for underestimating the problem, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.

The paper captured the news conference on video.

Naugle said the problem of men having sex with men in bathrooms was much worse than he realized and urged citizens to call police when they witness it.

"I want to apologize to the children and parents of our community, for not being aware of the problem," the mayor said.

Naugle pointed to a website about "cruising for sex'' that recommends two city parks and asked "responsible members of the homosexual community'' to help him remove the facilities from the listing, the paper reported.

Broward County, which markets its tourist attractions to the "gay" community, leads the nation in the incidence of new AIDS cases involving men having sex with men, the mayor pointed out.

Homosexual activists began calling for a public apology from Naugle and for his resignation after the Sun-Sentinel reported the mayor contended his city had a problem with "homosexual activity" in public restrooms that could be curbed with robotic, or automated toilets that automatically open the door after a specified time.

Naugle also said he uses the term "homosexual'' rather than "gay,'' because gays are "unhappy."

The Sun-Sentinel said the mayor's stance led to formation of a group called Unite Fort Lauderdale, which planned to hold a rally later today featuring speeches from elected officials.

As lightning flashed during the press conference today, a minister standing with Naugle, Rev. O'Neal Dozier, raised his eyebrows to local homosexual activist Anthony Niedwiecki, whose partner, Waymon Hudson, leads Unite Fort Lauderdale, according to the Florida paper.

"It's raining on you!'' Niedwiecki shouted back

After Naugle turned from the microphones and walked back to the City Hall entrance, protesters shouted at him: "You should be ashamed," "Shame, shame," "Resign" and "You're an embarrassment to our city."

Two weeks ago, the homosexual activist group Equality Florida responded to Naugle's plan to install the automatic toilets by launching a drive to engulf city hall with toilet paper.

"We are encouraging people to mail either a roll or several sheets of toilet paper to the mayor at City Hall to help him to wipe his dirty mind clean," said group spokesman Brian Winfield.