Wombat News
23-04-2004, 12:35
Syskeyiapolis; Wombat News
Syskeyiapolis will be the scene of the first annual I’m Not Gay Pride March, a unique opportunity for outed national leaders to “strut their straight stuff,” organisers of the march said today. (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3079864#3079864)
“Those taking part in the march want the world to know that there’s nothing wrong with being gay, as long as people don’t think that they’re gay,” a march spokesman said today.
Organisers expect a heavy turnout from national leaders claiming to have been wrongfully outed, including Syskeyia’s President and First Consul Benedict Michael Sukothai, Roania’s Duke Leopold and Eris Kallisti’s eponymous Empress.
The miffed national leaders have been practicing a variety of chants for weeks, including, “We’re here, we’re not queer, and if you say we are, we’ll sue you.”
For her part, Empress Eris plans to appear on a float surrounded by Playgirl centerfolds she either has dated or intends to date at some point in the future.
“The message of the float is pretty clear: Empress Eris dates men – a lot,” the spokesman said.
While march organisers are hopeful that the I’m Not Gay Pride March will become an annual event, most NationStates leaders are keeping their distance from the march for fear of alienating gay voters, best exemplified by a carefully worded statement released by Knootoss’ head of state, Lady Galadriël:
“While Lady Galadriël wishes all those marching in the I’m Not Gay Pride parade well, she strongly believes that not being gay is nothing to be proud of. Having said that, Lady Galadriël would like to add that she herself is not gay, even though she is not proud of not being gay.”
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Syskeyiapolis will be the scene of the first annual I’m Not Gay Pride March, a unique opportunity for outed national leaders to “strut their straight stuff,” organisers of the march said today. (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3079864#3079864)
“Those taking part in the march want the world to know that there’s nothing wrong with being gay, as long as people don’t think that they’re gay,” a march spokesman said today.
Organisers expect a heavy turnout from national leaders claiming to have been wrongfully outed, including Syskeyia’s President and First Consul Benedict Michael Sukothai, Roania’s Duke Leopold and Eris Kallisti’s eponymous Empress.
The miffed national leaders have been practicing a variety of chants for weeks, including, “We’re here, we’re not queer, and if you say we are, we’ll sue you.”
For her part, Empress Eris plans to appear on a float surrounded by Playgirl centerfolds she either has dated or intends to date at some point in the future.
“The message of the float is pretty clear: Empress Eris dates men – a lot,” the spokesman said.
While march organisers are hopeful that the I’m Not Gay Pride March will become an annual event, most NationStates leaders are keeping their distance from the march for fear of alienating gay voters, best exemplified by a carefully worded statement released by Knootoss’ head of state, Lady Galadriël:
“While Lady Galadriël wishes all those marching in the I’m Not Gay Pride parade well, she strongly believes that not being gay is nothing to be proud of. Having said that, Lady Galadriël would like to add that she herself is not gay, even though she is not proud of not being gay.”
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