Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 2003 Page: 15 of 68
sixty eight pages : ill. 14 x 12View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
GAY DAY
Continued from Page 1
Center of Dallas, which operates the communi-
ty center.
"They [the Rangers] said we could market
it any way we wanted," Flores said. "So we
told them we'd market it as Gay Day at the
Ballpark." Representatives of the gay groups
met to coordinate the event in a suite provided
by the Rangers.
That was too much for Rick Warden and
others affiliated with Kingdom Baptist Church
in Venus, who have organized a protest of the
event.
Warden, who owns a Mansfield house
painting and drywall repair business, has
railed against the event on local talk radio pro-
grams and on a Web site set up by the protest-
ers, called Protestgayday.com.
Warden said his group is protesting Gay
Day at the Ballpark because his group sees the
event as an effort by the gay community to use
a family-oriented environment to "legitimize
their perverted lifestyles."
The group is also protesting the Rangers for
working with the gay community to organize
the promotion. Rangers representatives said
such group promotions are common, ranging
"They said we could market it
any way we wanted. So we told
them we'd market it as Gay
Day at the Ballpark"
— Gil Flores, Resource Center
of Dallas
from the Jewish Community Center to the Boy
Scouts of America.
Warden and Flores faced off Monday night
on Sports Radio 1310 AM The Ticket's Big
Dick's PI Wild Ass Circus. A Texas Rangers rep-
resentative was invited to appear on the two-
hour program, but the team declined, e-mail-
ing a statment that said the gay community is
being treated no differently than any other
group that buys tickets.
Warden and Texas Rangers president and
CEO Mike Cramer appeared Tuesday evening
on The Scott Wilder Show on The Word 100.7
FM, a religious-oriented station.
On the program, Cramer said the Texas
Rangers are not holding a Gay Day but con-
firmed the organization is selling a block of
tickets to gay groups.
A Dallas Voice headline over a July 25 story
about the event was raised during the pro-
gram. Cramer said the headline, "Rangers to
hold Gay Day," was untrue, but the Rangers
president said he would not formally request
that the newspaper issue a correction.
Dallas Voice editor Dennis Vercher said the
newspaper would not issue a correction or
retraction.
"A Rangers representative got this promo-
tion going." Vercher said, "The team said the
groups could promote it any way they wished,
Continued on Next Page
Lexus RX330
A new definition for 2004
mm
an
■*rr-
(D
Experts in Excellence
Proud sponsor of
Expo ‘03
Come see us Sunday, September 14th from l-5pm
2004 Lexus ES330
More refined • More power
Call your Community Lexus Connection today!
Sherri Mosholder, Lleivyn Jobe, Kim Bergman and joy Kincaid
972.407.7012 972.407.7082 972.407.7018 972.407.7014
1025 Preston Road at Plano Parkway
Move ahead with your homebuying dreams.
As one of the nation’s leading retail mortgage lenders, Wells Fargo
Home Mortgage has the resources and capabilities to meet your
home financing needs. We offer a comprehensive selection
of mortgage choices with flexible down payment and interest
rates. Develop a relationship with a proven team helping all
communities meet their financial needs.
For more information contact:
' '
Mark Sadlek
Home Mortgage Consultant
(214) 520-9355
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. is licensed by the Department of Corporations under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act, originates mortgage loans in New Hampshire under License No. 5757 MB for first mortgages
and License No. 5768 MHL for second mortgages and is a New Jersey Department of Banking Licensed Mortgage Banker. © 2003 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. All Rights Reserved I1401C
DALLAS VOICE
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
15
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Vercher, Dennis. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 2003, newspaper, September 12, 2003; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth616336/m1/15/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.