Politics & Government
Dixon Vice Mayor Criticized Over 'Straight Pride Month' Column
Vice Mayor Ted Hickman penned a column calling for a month to celebrate straight people, while calling gay men "faries."
DIXON, CA -- Dixon Vice Mayor Ted Hickman is facing a wave of criticism Wednesday after he penned a column calling for a "Straight American Pride Month," a piece that many residents are calling homophobic.
The Sacramento Bee reported the column, which appeared in the Dixon Independent Voice, said straight people are different from gay people.
“We work, have families (and babies we make) enjoy and love the company (and marriage) of the opposite sex and don’t flaunt our differences dressing up like faries," Hickman wrote in the column while misspelling "fairies," according to the Bee.
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The column drew hundreds to the latest City Council meeting calling for Hickman to resign or the city to issue an apology on his behalf.
However, Hickman defended the column, stating it was his first amendment right to discuss his opinion.
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Read the full Sacramento Bee story here.
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