Keith is right about his right to limit whatever crosses this private board. And so when the local government decides to give power to a bible-thumping extremist who likes nothing better than to crack down on everything he's morally opposed to, I guess we can expect this gay-oriented CFS board to legally hide behind the privacy clause and refuse to allow state forums to address these local gay related issues. Great way to protect ones twinkyporn-income, but I'm glad the drag queens of Stonewall had more balls under their dresses.

Keith, you DO have a great site, and I've used it to make lots of contacts, as well as locate bars, baths, and cruise spots all over the country before I travel. I also understand that you have to walk a fine line, since public cruising (which there's no denying this site promotes, thankfully) is considered borderline, if not outright illegal. But trying to separate gay issues from politics in this day and age is next to impossible. I don't want this board to disappear, or turn into a boring discussion of politics either. But when a string occasionally appears, I think it makes for healthy and interesting dialog, particularly when it comes to a few cops who want to use their authority to crack a few queer heads and clean up Dodge to their standards.

If a moderator choses to delete a whole topic, it would be admirable for him to comment on why he did, even if it's not legally required. Did someone pay a visit and offer to break his knees?? Why should we expect governments to provide freedom of expression if gay business are timid about doing so?

It's the ease of operating a dictatorship and police state that appeals to many government pols.... and the abundance of 'mels'& 'goicos' that allow it to happen. Just for the record, 'mel', there is nothing bad about people who, to use your words, "scream the loudest about others freedom".

[This message has been edited by PDXsex (edited January 07, 2001).]