 Waymon Hudson: Fight Out Loud Lauderdale Mayor
Refuses to Apologize
Claims “He Spoke the Truth”
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By Norm Kent (Updated July 11, 2:45AM)
The Fort Lauderdale Mayor who said he would not call homosexuals gay because “most of them are unhappy” has not only refused to apologize, he has reaffirmed and restated his opinion.
According to Waymon Hudson, the President of Fight OUT Loud, a new activist group in South Florida (www.fightoutloud.org), one of his friends was inspired to write to Mayor Jim Naugle to protest his aspersions against the GLBT community.
As organizers were planning a protest for Wednesday so as not to interfere with a City Commission funding vote on the Stonewall Library for Tuesday nite, Hudson’s associate received the following reply from Naugle about an apology: " Thank you for letting me know your view. I spoke the truth and will not apologize. -Jim "
The letter was received after Hudson had sent an open letter encouraging citizens to stand up to the Mayor’s comments. One of those responding to the Mayor was Jonathan Weber, the Chairman of the Young Professional's Council (YPC) at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center. He received the Mayor’s terse reply.
Stated Hudson, “Our community cannot stand for this type of hate-filled rhetoric towards us. We must speak up with one loud voice to tell Mayor Naugle what we think of his ignorant words. I encourage everyone to email the mayor and the city commissioners to demand action.”
 Mayor Jim Naugle  ‘Send this picture to Jim’ says Publisher Norm Kent
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This story will be updated as it develops.
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