AMSTERDAM - Owners of loose dogs may be fined, but gay men have been let off the leash in Amsterdam's Voldelpark: Gay men who cruise the park no longer will face legal sanctions if caught "with their pants down."
According to a report in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, local officials reached the conclusion that, within certain guidelines, gay liaisons within the park were not a "nuisance" to other users, and current prohibitions were costly to enforce.
"Naturally there will be strict rules," said one city alderman. "Waste [including condoms] must always be cleared. Sexual activity may not occur near children's playgrounds, and sex must be limited to the evening and overnight hours."
Dutch police have given a nod of approval to the measure and if it works well, they may request the rules be extended to other parks.
American opponents of "the homosexual agenda," of course, are up in arms.
"Clearly, what is happening in the Netherlands is a preview of what will happen here," said Traditional Values Coalition executive director Andrea Lafferty. "Gay activists could care less about the 98 percent of the population who will be defiled by such behaviors in public places. They obsess about sex and want to engage in sodomy whenever and wherever they wish."
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