All 5 Republicans on the Cook County Board of Commissioners have removed their names from a proclamation welcoming the 2006 Gay Games to Chicago, reports the Trib.

Peter LaBarbera, from the Illinois Family Institute weighs in, and, predictably, serves up some red meat to his drooling constituency: “There’s a big difference between tolerating and celebrating homosexuality. For governments to be using taxpayer money and big corporations spending money to sponsor this, we think the average Joe sees that as being just a little bit off.”

In addition to the fact that these are simply the rantings of a homophobe, the TRUTH is that NO taxpayer money is being used to support the Games. Corporate sponsors such as Kraft and Harris Bank are footing the bill, and have themselves drawn the fire of groups like the IFI.

These assholes are worthy of nothing but our scorn and derision.

Inundate their offices with your calls, letters, faxes and e-mails.

Let them know Chicagoans will not tolerate their bigotry.

Peter Silvestri, 9th district
http://www.cookcountygov.com/district09.htm

Main Office
118 N. Clark Street
Room 567
Chicago, IL 60602
phone: (312)603-4393
fax: (312)443-1154

Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, 17th district
http://www.lizgorman.com/
eadgorman@cookcountygov.com

Main Office
118 N. Clark Street
Room 567
Chicago, IL 60602
phone: (312)603-4215
fax: (312)603-2014

Gregg Goslin, 14th district
Chicago Office
118 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312/603-4932
Fax: 312/603-3686

Tony Peraica, 16th district
Peraicalaw@aol.com
http://www.peraica.com/ (This links straight from the Cook County Information Center website to his law firm. Classy.)

Main Office
118 N. Clark Street
Room 567
Chicago, IL 60602
phone: (312) 603 6384
fax: (312) 603-4744

Carl Hansen, 15th district
Main Office
118 N. Clark Street, Room 567
Chicago, Il 60602
phone: (312) 603-6388