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NYC Critical Mass: Victory Lap and Coat Drop-Off
[A Press Release From TIME'S UP!]
http://nyc.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/137664/ * In Two-Wheeled Victory Lap, Critical Mass Cyclists to Celebrate Federal Ruling on New Year's Eve * Riders to Drop Off Coats at NYPD Precinct in First "Winter-Coat Drive Critical Mass" Hundreds of cyclists will gather Friday for their monthly Critical Mass ride to celebrate last week's federal court decision, in which Judge William H. Pauley III ruled that the cyclists' did not need a parade permit to continue their beloved ride. Friday also marks the first ever Winter Coat-Drive Critical Mass, which will help collect unneeded coats and jackets (no sweaters, please!) brought to the ride by cyclists and deliver them to coat dropoff centers at local NYPD precincts. In an annual competition, organized by NY Cares, precincts compete against one another to see which will receive the most donated coats! http://www.nycares.org/ In light of last week's ruling, Critical Mass riders hope for an end to the arrests that began at August's ride prior to the Republican National Convention. "Judge Pauley's ruling legitimized what cyclists have been saying all along: that we're not stopping traffic, WE ARE TRAFFIC! Traffic doesn't need a permit," said Leah Rorvig, a volunteer with TIME'S UP!, an environmental advocacy organization that promotes the ride. In his decision, Judge Pauley wrote: "The applicability of the parade permit has not been adequately delineated by any federal or state court decision." In so ruling, Judge Pauley affirmed the right of New York City's cyclists to gather and ride together in Critical Mass. In an earlier decision in the same case, Judge Pauley granted five cyclists' injunction to prevent illegal bicycle confiscation by the police. "We believe that the judge was legally correct, and hopefully the strength of his legal argument will deter the city from seeking to appeal," said attorney Norman Siegel, who represented cyclists in the case. "As Judge Pauley pointed out, Critical Mass has been going on peacefully for more than a decade. The only thing that's changed in recent months is the sudden police hostility towards the ride," said Bill DiPaola, a TIME'S UP! volunteer. "The holiday season is a time for peace and love. In the spirit of the season, I hope the police respect the beautiful community event that is Critical Mass and avoid making further arrests." TIME'S UP! recently created a legal defense fund, which will help those cyclists whose bikes have been confiscated, aid those who were arrested for riding in Critical Mass, and attempt to repay both the private attorneys and the National Lawyers Guild attorneys who generously advised and represented cyclists in legal proceedings. Started in San Francisco in 1992, Critical Mass rides now take place monthly in almost 400 cities on six continents: http://www.critical-mass.org/ Critical Mass is an organic and self-sustaining event with no leaders and no central organization. In every city that has a Critical Mass ride, some local residents simply picked a date, time, and location for the ride and publicized it, and thus the ride was born. Schedule of Events for Friday, Dec. 31: 7:00 p.m., Union Square North -- Critical Mass cyclists gather to collect coats for the coat drive. Shortly thereafter, the ride will depart and stop at a nearby police precinct to deliver the donated coats. 8:30 - 10:20 p.m. -- Party at the TIME'S UP! Space, 49 East Houston Street 10:30 p.m., North Side of Washington Square Park -- Cyclists will gather for the start of the seventh annual TIME'S UP! New Year's Eve PARTY ON WHEELS, featuring a ride to Central Park's Belvedere Castle to watch the evenings fireworks display organized by the Road Runners Club. (This is not a Critical Mass ride.) For More Info: http://www.times-up.org/ |
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Facts and Statistics About Homosexual Bicycle Riders
by Jym Dyer * One study reports 70% of homosexuals admitting to having sex only one time with over 50% of their partners (3). * One study reports that the average homosexual has between 20 and 106 partners per year (6). The average heterosexual has 8 partners in a lifetime. * Many homosexual sexual encounters occur while drunk, high on drugs, or in an orgy setting (7). * Many homosexuals don't pay heed to warnings of their lifestyles: "Knowledge of health guidelines was quite high, but this knowledge had no relation to sexual behavior" (16). * Homosexuals got homosexuality removed from the list of mental illnesses in the early 70s by storming the annual American Psychiatric Association (APA) conference on successive years. "Guerrilla theater tactics and more straight-forward shouting matches characterized their presence" (2). Since homosexuality has been removed from the APA list of mental illnesses, so has pedophilia (except when the adult feels "subjective distress") (27). * Homosexuals account for 3-4% of all gonorrhea cases, 60% of all syphilis cases, and 17% of all hospital admissions (other than for STDs) in the United States (5). They make up only 1-2% of the population. * Homosexuals live unhealthy lifestyles, and have historically accounted for the bulk of syphilis, gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, the "gay bowel syndrome" (which attacks the intestinal tract), tuberculosis and cytomegalovirus (27). * 73% of psychiatrists say homosexuals are less happy than the average person, and of those psychiatrists, 70% say that the unhappiness is NOT due to social stigmatization (13). * 25-33% of homosexuals and lesbians are alcoholics (11). * Of homosexuals questioned in one study reports that 43% admit to 500 or more partners in a lifetime, 28% admit to 1000 or more in a lifetime, and of these people, 79% say that half of those partners are total strangers, and 70% of those sexual contacts are one night stands (or, as one homosexual admits in the film "The Castro", one minute stands) (3). Also, it is a favorite past-time of many homosexuals to go to "cruisy areas" and have anonymous sex. * 78% of homosexuals are affected by STDs (20). * Judge John Martaugh, chief magistrate of the New York City Criminal Court has said, "Homosexuals account for half the murders in large cities" (10). * Captain William Riddle of the Los Angeles Police says, "30,000 sexually abused children in Los Angeles were victims of homosexuals" (10). * 50% of suicides can be attributed to homosexuals (10). * Dr. Daniel Capron, a practicing psychiatrist, says, "Homosexuality by definition is not healthy and wholesome. The homosexual person, at best, will be unhappier and more unfulfilled than the sexually normal person" (10). For other psychiatrists who believe that homosexuality is wrong, please see National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. * It takes approximately $300,000 to take care of each AIDS victim, so thanks to the promiscuous lifestyle of homosexuals, medical insurance rates have been skyrocketing for all of us(10). * Homosexuals were responsible for spreading AIDS in the United States, and then raised up violent groups like Act Up and Ground Zero to complain about it. Even today, homosexuals account for well over 50% of the AIDS cases in the United States, which is quite a large number considering that they account for only 1-2% of the population. * Homosexuals account for a disproportionate number of hepatitis cases: 70-80% in San Francisco, 29% in Denver, 66% in New York City, 56% in Toronto, 42% in Montreal, and 26% in Melbourne (8). * 37% of homosexuals engage in sadomasochism, which accounts for many accidental deaths. In San Francisco, classes were held to teach homosexuals how to not kill their partners during sadomasochism (8). * 41% of homosexuals say they have had sex with strangers in public restrooms, 60% say they have had sex with strangers in bathhouses, and 64% of these encounters have involved the use of illegal drugs (8). * Depending on the city, 39-59% of homosexuals are infected with intestinal parasites like worms, flukes and amoebae, which is common in filthy third world countries (8). * The median age of death of homosexuals is 42 (only 9% live past age 65). This drops to 39 if the cause of death is AIDS. The median age of death of a married heterosexual man is 75 (8). * The median age of death of lesbians is 45 (only 24% live past age 65). The median age of death of a married heterosexual woman is 79 (8). * Homosexuals are 100 times more likely to be murdered (usually by another homosexual) than the average person, 25 times more likely to commit suicide, and 19 times more likely to die in a traffic accident (8). * 21% of lesbians die of murder, suicide or traffic accident, which is at a rate of 534 times higher than the number of white heterosexual females aged 25-44 who die of these things(8). * 50% of the calls to a hotline to report "queer bashing" involved domestic violence (i.e., homosexuals beating up other homosexuals) (18). * About 50% of the women on death row are lesbians (12). Homosexuals prey on children. * 33% of homosexuals ADMIT to minor/adult sex (7). * There is a notable homosexual group, consisting of thousands of members, known as the North American Man and Boy Love Association ( NAMBLA). This is a child molesting homosexual group whose cry is "SEX BEFORE 8 BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE." This group can be seen marching in most major homosexual parades across the United States. * Homosexuals commit more than 33% of all reported child molestations in the United States, which, assuming homosexuals make up 2% of the population, means that 1 in 20 homosexuals is a child molestor, while 1 in 490 heterosexuals is a child molestor (19). * 73% of all homosexuals have had sex with boys under 19 years of age (9). * Many homosexuals admit that they are pedophiles: "The love between men and boys is at the foundation of homosexuality" (22). * Because homosexuals can't reproduce naturally, they resort to recruiting children. Homosexuals can be heard chanting "TEN PERCENT IS NOT ENOUGH, RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT" in their homosexual parades. A group called the "Lesbian Avengers" prides itself on trying to recruit young girls. They print "WE RECRUIT" on their literature. Some other homosexuals aren't as overt about this, but rather try to infiltrate society and get into positions where they will have access to the malleable minds of young children (e.g., the clergy, teachers, Boy Scout leaders, etc.) (8). See the DC Lesbian Avengers web page, and DC Lesbian Avengers Press Release, where they threaten to recruit little boys and girls. Also, see AFA Action Alert. The homosexual agenda. * The homosexual agenda includes desensitizing the public: "The first order of business is desensitization of the American public concerning gays and gay rights.....To desensitize the public is to help it view homosexuality with indifference instead of with keen emotion. Ideally, we would have straights register differences in sexual preferences the way they register different tastes for ice cream or sports games....At least in the beginning, we are seeking public desensitization and nothing more. We do not need and cannot expect a full 'appreciation' or 'understanding' of homosexuality from the average American. You can forget about trying to persuade the masses that homosexuality is a good thing. But if only you can get them to think that it is just another thing...then your battle for legal and social rights is virtually won" (25). * Part of the homosexual agenda is to get the public to affirm their filthy lifestyle, as one homosexual admitted in the October 1987 homosexual rally on Washington: "We are no longer seeking just a right to privacy and a protection from wrong. We also have a right -- as heterosexual Americans already have -- to see government and society affirm our lives" (27). * Part of the homosexual agenda is to turn people from Christianity: "The teaching that only male-female sexual activity within the bounds and constraints of marriage is the only acceptable form should be reason enough for any homosexual to denounce the Christian religion" (1). * Homosexuals knowingly lied (and still lie) about the 10% figure (i.e., homosexuals make up 10% of the population). As Tom Stoddard (formerly of the Lambda Legal Defense Fund) said, "We used that figure when most gay people were entirely hidden to try to create an impression of our numerousness" (17). The true number of homosexuals. * The Kinsey study of 1948, which homosexuals often cite to say that 10% of the population is homosexual, actually says that only 4% of the population is EXCLUSIVELY homosexual. This study involved a disproportionate number of people who had been in jail for sex crimes (hardly a random sample of the population). Kinsey also did perverse studies involving young boys and pedophiles. Information on Kinsey. * Current research shows that the true percentage of homosexuals is in the 1-2% range (15,23,26,28). Consider how small this number is when compared to most of the numbers above. Homosexuals aren't discriminated against in employment, so why should they be a protected class? * The average yearly income of a homosexual is $55,430.00 (most of which is disposable because no children to take care of!). The average of the general population is $32,144.00. The average of blacks is $12,166.00 (24). * 59.6% of homosexuals are college graduates. 18.0% of the general population are college graduates (24). Too bad they aren't smart enough to listen to God. "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools" (Romans 1:22). * 49.0% of homosexuals hold professional/managerial positions. 15.9% of the general population hold such positions (24). Where's the job discrimination? Sexual Orientation * A phrase that has come up recently in this earth is "sexual orientation." This is a phrase made up by homosexuals to try to make themselves look less filthy than they really are. The purpose of the phrase is to take the spotlight from what these perverts do, and put it on the notion that they are just poor, mistreated people, who simply are attracted to members of the same sex - as if they aren't engaging in activity forbidden by God Almighty. "Sexual orientation," as used today, has nothing to do with sexual activity (yeah, right), but only refers to who or what a particular person is attracted to. If you think that people of other "sexual orientations" are just fine, let's see what other "sexual orientations" you would necessarily have to accept as wholesome and pure. If you're not going to discriminate based on "sexual orientation", then you must not discriminate against any of the following. If you discriminate against any of these, you're a hypocrite. These "sexual orientations" are generally known as "paraphilias", and are mental disorders - just like homosexuality used to be (29). REFERENCES (1) Advocate, 1985. (2) Bayer, R. Homosexuality and American Psychiatry. (3) Bell, A. and Weinberg, M. Homosexualities: a Study of Diversity Among Men and Women. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978. (4) Cameron et. al. ISIS National Random Sexuality Survey. Nebraska Med. Journal, 1985, 70, pp. 292-299. (5) "Changes in Sexual Behavior and Incidence of Gonorrhea." Lancet, April 25, 1987. (6) Corey, L. and Holmes, K. "Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis A in Homosexual Men." New England J. Med., 1980, pp. 435-38. (7) Family Research Institute, Lincoln, NE. (8) Fields, Dr. E. "Is Homosexual Activity Normal?" Marietta, GA. (9) Jay and Young. The Gay Report. Summit Books, 1979, p. 275. (10) Kaifetz, J. "Homosexual Rights Are Concern for Some," Post-Tribune, 18 December 1992. (11) Kus, R. "Alcoholics Anonymous and Gay America." Medical Journal of Homosexuality, 1987, 14(2), p. 254. (12) Lesbian News, January 1994. (13) Lief, H. Sexual Survey Number 4: Current Thinking on Homosexuality, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, 1977, pp. 110-11. (14) Manlight, G. et. al. "Chronic Immune Stimulation By Sperm Alloantigens." J. American Med. Assn., 1984, 251(2), pp. 237-438. (15) Morton-Hunt Study for Playboy (16) MsKusick, L. et. al. "AIDS and Sexual Behavior Reported By Gay Men in San Francisco." Am. J. Pub. Health, 1985, 75, pp. 493-96. (17) Newsweek, February 1993. (18) Newsweek, 4 October 1993. (19) Psychological Reports, 1986, 58, pp. 327-37. (20) Rueda, E. "The Homosexual Network." Old Greenwich, Conn., The Devin Adair Company, 1982, p. 53. (21) San Francisco AIDS Foundation, "Can We Talk." (22) San Francisco Sentinel, 27 March 1992. (23) Science Magazine, 18 July 1993, p. 322. (24) Statistical Abstract of the U.S., 1990. (25) "The Overhauling of Straight America." Guide Magazine. November, 1987. (26) United States Census Bureau (27) United States Congressional Record, June 29, 1989. (28) University of Chicago's Nation Research Corp. (29) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition, American Psychiatric Association, 1994. |
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I wonder if the cops no longer challenge critical mass, if it will become less or more popular. I figure some people won't go because the cops might hassle them, and some people go only because they will. Having cops around to control psycho cagers was a plus, but video cameras do much the same thing, and leave the cops to control the real threats out on the street. "TIME'S UP! (via Jym Dyer)" wrote in message ... [A Press Release From TIME'S UP!] http://nyc.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/137664/ * In Two-Wheeled Victory Lap, Critical Mass Cyclists to Celebrate Federal Ruling on New Year's Eve * Riders to Drop Off Coats at NYPD Precinct in First "Winter-Coat Drive Critical Mass" Hundreds of cyclists will gather Friday for their monthly Critical Mass ride to celebrate last week's federal court decision, in which Judge William H. Pauley III ruled that the cyclists' did not need a parade permit to continue their beloved ride. Friday also marks the first ever Winter Coat-Drive Critical Mass, which will help collect unneeded coats and jackets (no sweaters, please!) brought to the ride by cyclists and deliver them to coat dropoff centers at local NYPD precincts. In an annual competition, organized by NY Cares, precincts compete against one another to see which will receive the most donated coats! http://www.nycares.org/ In light of last week's ruling, Critical Mass riders hope for an end to the arrests that began at August's ride prior to the Republican National Convention. "Judge Pauley's ruling legitimized what cyclists have been saying all along: that we're not stopping traffic, WE ARE TRAFFIC! Traffic doesn't need a permit," said Leah Rorvig, a volunteer with TIME'S UP!, an environmental advocacy organization that promotes the ride. In his decision, Judge Pauley wrote: "The applicability of the parade permit has not been adequately delineated by any federal or state court decision." In so ruling, Judge Pauley affirmed the right of New York City's cyclists to gather and ride together in Critical Mass. In an earlier decision in the same case, Judge Pauley granted five cyclists' injunction to prevent illegal bicycle confiscation by the police. "We believe that the judge was legally correct, and hopefully the strength of his legal argument will deter the city from seeking to appeal," said attorney Norman Siegel, who represented cyclists in the case. "As Judge Pauley pointed out, Critical Mass has been going on peacefully for more than a decade. The only thing that's changed in recent months is the sudden police hostility towards the ride," said Bill DiPaola, a TIME'S UP! volunteer. "The holiday season is a time for peace and love. In the spirit of the season, I hope the police respect the beautiful community event that is Critical Mass and avoid making further arrests." TIME'S UP! recently created a legal defense fund, which will help those cyclists whose bikes have been confiscated, aid those who were arrested for riding in Critical Mass, and attempt to repay both the private attorneys and the National Lawyers Guild attorneys who generously advised and represented cyclists in legal proceedings. Started in San Francisco in 1992, Critical Mass rides now take place monthly in almost 400 cities on six continents: http://www.critical-mass.org/ Critical Mass is an organic and self-sustaining event with no leaders and no central organization. In every city that has a Critical Mass ride, some local residents simply picked a date, time, and location for the ride and publicized it, and thus the ride was born. Schedule of Events for Friday, Dec. 31: 7:00 p.m., Union Square North -- Critical Mass cyclists gather to collect coats for the coat drive. Shortly thereafter, the ride will depart and stop at a nearby police precinct to deliver the donated coats. 8:30 - 10:20 p.m. -- Party at the TIME'S UP! Space, 49 East Houston Street 10:30 p.m., North Side of Washington Square Park -- Cyclists will gather for the start of the seventh annual TIME'S UP! New Year's Eve PARTY ON WHEELS, featuring a ride to Central Park's Belvedere Castle to watch the evenings fireworks display organized by the Road Runners Club. (This is not a Critical Mass ride.) For More Info: http://www.times-up.org/ |
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