On Halloween, we watch scary movies. But Bent is a GLBT Alaska blog, and there aren't many scary movies set in queer Alaska. However, there are scary videos of our homegrown homophobes.
The scariest gay-related Alaska show I've ever seen was real: the public hearings on the non-discrimination ordinance. It was downright creepy listening to religious fanatics read a steady stream of random Biblical quotes and unscientific homophobic nonsense to the Anchorage Assembly as their public comments against a secular non-discrimination ordinance, while dozens of devil-red-shirted church members clapped at the lunacy. They were all kinds of crazy, and scarier than fictional characters because you might find yourself standing in the grocery store next to them after the hearing.
But I won't subject you to the testimonies. Instead, John at Alaska Commons recently posted a creepy video from Prevo's 38th Pastoral Anniversary at ABT mixed with photos from the protests outside the hearings.
Gryphen from Immoral Minority actually attended Prevo's celebration of homophobia and wrote an interesting story about that day. On John's video montage, he said,
"Crushing the enemy under our feet." No you did not hear that wrong.I was sitting in the audience when they were singing that song and watched the congregation, with heads lifted toward the heavens, belt out that song with both conviction and passion.They DO believe with all of their hearts that they are fighting a battle against the devil, and that the LGBT community are his agents here on earth.
Definietly creepy. So here is a video of local Alaskan homophobes for a bit of Halloween entertainment. Thanks to John and Gryphen for the video and on-the-scene commentary.
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Hay you tried doing as you ask of them and RESPECTING THEM?
~A fellow gay man.
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