What happened in Korea shows what escalting protests against the LGBT can lead to here in Dallas.
It also shows how moral leadership by elected officials could be powerful against these increasingly militant attacks on the LGBT.
What will these anti-Drag protests lead to?
2018 Incheon, Korean Pride should warn us just how brutal it can become.
Dallas leadership and city, state, and federal elected officials should take a stand against these escalating attacks.
These anti-Drag protests should be understood as what will be an increasingly violent and aggressive anti-Gay movement.
The story of what happened in Incheon, South Korea, should warn Americans how brutal and violent these protests can be.
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180909000245
As reported in the above article.
According to the police, some 1,000 anti-gay protesters physically blocked some 300 LGBT individuals at the Dongincheon Station North Plaza in Incheon, about 50 kilometers west of Seoul, making them stuck at the corner of the outdoor public property.
Witnesses said those who were stuck could not eat nor go to the bathroom for at least five hours throughout the day. Some participants in the event reported being physically assaulted by the protesters.
And:
A total of three trucks, which carried items to be used during the event, such as musical instruments and costumes, also could not enter the plaza as the protesters blocked their way. The members of the anti-gay rally also deliberately punctured the tires of the vehicles, according to the event organizers. [Boldface added.]
There was considerable criticism that the police didn’t do their job and were complicit with what happened to the LGBT event.
As reported in the following article, next year in 2019 it went much better.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2019/09/715_274898.html
The big difference is that embassies got involved. From the following article you can see seven embassies showed up the next year. Having embassies present pressured the police, the Incheon government and the South Korean government to make sure the Incheon Pride vent was safe. From the article.
Further promoting the peaceful and safer celebration of individual rights and expression were international embassies committed to protecting the rights of minorities, respecting diversity and loosening the chains of discrimination.
The Irish embassy distributed badges and leaflets with the slogan "Gra (Love) is the Law" and were joined by the Australian Embassy, the New Zealand Embassy and the German Embassy. The British Embassy was also once more in attendance promoting the motto "Love is Great" and its staff fetchingly decked out in pink T-shirts and rainbow ties.
The Nordic countries of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland also combined to create a booth that explained the development of human rights in their countries. Amnesty International also provided support.
This is why we have the petition that Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and all the members of Dallas City Council show up or sent a representative to be part of the counter protest on Jan. 14, 2023 when the anti-LGBT protestors at BuzzBrew show up. We need to have them make a stand that the City of Dallas is against these anti-LGBT protestors.
This is the petition.
That is why our petition asks for the Texas State Senators and State Representatives to show up at the counter protest or send a representative.
That is why our petition asks for U.S. Congressional Representatives who represent Dallas be at the counter protest or send a representative.
Though prominent moral and civil rights leaders will not named in the petition they will be asked to attend the counter protest.
The petition will go here. Please come back for it in about 10 minutes.
If they are successful with these drag protests, you can be assured that having tasted blood they will be moving on to protest anything and everything the LGBT community does.
Now is the time to take action before our communities are under siege.
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Some videos and another article follow which can tell you how violent organized anti-LGBT Christianity can be, what the future could be like if we don’t act now.
Appendix:
This is an article by Raphael Rashid about both the violence in 2018 and what happened in 2019 when the event was repeated.
From the article:
Outraged, Incheon Pride organisers put out a statement: “Countless people saw the violence and hate, suffering physical and mental damage. The fact that police failed to identify a single perpetrator, even though photos and videos were submitted clearly designating [the perpetrators] proves their incompetence and irresponsibility again.”
Refresh the page if you can’t see the video in the following tweets.
