The good church-going people of Prattville, Alabama fear their beloved Christmas parade is about to be taken over by a bunch of radical LGBT activists. And nobody wants to see a bunch of drag queens in gay apparel doing unmentionable things to Santa’s elves in the middle of Main Street.
Prattville Pride was granted permission to participate in this year’s Christmas parade – over the objections of many residents.
Prattville Pride said in a social media post they intended to make the small town’s Christmas parade “merry and gay.” The activist group went on to say they wanted to “show our beautiful community that Pride isn’t just in JUNE—we’re here to shine bright and support one another all year round.”
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Clean Up Alabama, an organization that has been pushing for inappropriate books to be removed from libraries, says drag queens have no business anywhere near a parade honoring the Baby Jesus.
“The Christmas parade is a celebration of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ the Messiah. It is NOT a time to celebrate someone’s sexual preferences. And it is certainly not a place for a drag show,” read an email from the group obtained by Alabama Political Reporter. “The parade rules clearly state that ‘the city reserves the right to reject any parade entry for any reason whatsoever, and to determine participation based on suitability for the occasion.'”
But Prattville Mayor Bill Gillespie does not appear to favor removing the LGBT activists from the parade.
“I am committed to fostering a thriving, safe, and vibrant family-friendly community for all of Prattville’s residents,” Gillespie told Alabama Political Reporter. “I hope everyone will enjoy the season that we are celebrating and will remember the reason for the season. Any violations of the event rules will be dealt with appropriately.”
Local residents have been posting about their outage on social media saying a parade float filled with drag queens and gay pride flags is not appropriate during the Yuletide season.
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“This is a Christmas parade and small children do not need to be forced to look at provocative Drag Queens dancing in front of them,” one concerned resident wrote on social media. “If we can’t get this stopped, please don’t take your small children.”
“Conservative folks with kids may want to skip the horror show,” wrote another. “The city has to let them participate due to lawsuits and civil rights. Sad news that this agenda has invaded our city.”
However, there are others who say the LGBT activists have every right to march in the Christmas parade.
“Bigotry, hate and intolerance oozes out of Clean Up Alabama,” one resident wrote on Facebook. “We never progress Alabama if we continue to be close minded and isolate different groups. Inclusion is for everyone.”
I wonder if the local media and activists would be so “tolerant” and “inclusive” if three dozens churches petitioned to include anti-gay floats in the city’s pride month celebration?
Prattville Pride has made it crystal clear that their intentions are to turn Christmas into a gay pride celebration. City Hall should have the courage to explain to the activists that Jesus is the reason for the season, not RuPaul.
