Pride2005

Jerusalem cancelled its fourth annual gay pride parade because, city officials say, it might disrupt public order and offend religious residents. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam would rather not combine homosexuality with the holy land. Why does that have to be the one thing they all agree on?

In related news, Toronto changed its route this year, parading across Gerrard instead of Dundas. Word is when Yonge & Dundas Square refused the pride committee a beer garden, they took matters into their own hands. Dundas Square may not care, but the surrounding businesses sure do. I look forward to working the parade all year long. The pub's patio is always rammed with onlookers and I make a fortune. I'm not a happy camper.