.....for what its worth, an opinion piece from the Dayton City Paper

 

An Idle Progression to a More Liberal Dayton

 

 

By Valerie Burba

 

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Lesbian and Gay Center’s (DLGC) annual Pride Fest celebration. Once again this year, one of the DLGC’s Pride sponsors, the dance club Masque, will kick off the festival featuring its own dynamic concert series from June 1-3, comprised of 1980s pop singer Tiffany, comedienne Margaret Cho at the Schuster Center, and dance singer Amber, respectively. Saturday, June 3 will also feature the DLGC’s outdoor Pride march and rally at downtown’s Courthouse Square, followed by Masque’s after-party festivities and outdoor street carnival. Other area gay clubs such as Cell Block and The Stage Door will also celebrate Pride Fest with festivities including performances from local entertainers.

I suppose Dayton's issue is that it isn't vocal enough about any group (in this case, gays/lesbians).  Groups just "do what they do" without any sort of caring.  Had a vocal gay/lesbian group have/had been more vocal, I'm sure Dayton would pass whatever law.  Dayton, in general, is a very apathetic city (hell, look at the past mayoral races to see what I mean) and generally don't care about anything.

 

So really it isn't an issue of conservative/liberal or whatever; it's an issue of apathy vs. vocal.

So really it isn't an issue of conservative/liberal or whatever; it's an issue of apathy vs. vocal.

 

I'd surmise that "Apathy Vs Vocal" is more of an issue than we care to admit in almost every community in this nation.