"For too long, our national parks have ignored important parts of our nation's story," and that includes the "struggle for LGBT rights," Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Tuesday in a speech marking National Park Week.
Jewell noted that people like César Chávez, Harriet Tubman and the Buffalo Soldiers now have their contributions to this country "rightfully recognized" through the national park system.
And she mentioned that just last week, President Obama established the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument in Washington, D.C.
"Right now, there’s not one national park or national monument focused on the struggle for LGBT rights."
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Good, they can stay out!
ReplyDeleteI dare them to put that up .
ReplyDeletethere is still no nat'l park or monument marking 'struggle for straight people's rights" either.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he needs a dose of an .oz of Pb.. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteI remember when a pervert was a pervert that your parents and school warned us about, turns out they were wrong and now it seems those perverts are national heroes. Who knew that weirdo who tried to feel me up in the dark theatre was so Noble?
ReplyDeleteThere are no National Parks marking the struggle or valor of Confederate Americans or Robert E. Lee or the valor of the men that fought under him. He is a true American hero that deserves a National Park in his honor!
ReplyDeleteWe all have rights! Good by!
ReplyDeletePlease, we really dont want any Bruce Jenner statues
ReplyDeleteWhat do they want, a rainbow with Ireton sittin on a pot of gold?
ReplyDeleteThey don't want equal rights, they want special rights with special treatment and that is what's wrong. All people are created to be equal, so let the homos do something to deserve special recognition, besides showing themselves as perverted fools.
ReplyDeleteIt will take a violent rebellion to stop the perversion of America and nothing else.
ReplyDeleteAlot of these people don't recognize the fact that many contributions to parks have been donations. The art work, statues, carvings being the work of people who cared enough about what they were making, to make it, then donate it for display. Do something instead of complaining.
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