Story in Tribune

In the Consumer Watch column in the Tribune today is the story of a halfway house for recovering GLBT on Chicago's Northwest Side.

To summarize: A halfway house of recovering GLBT substance abusers will have to move because of neighbor complaints and a mix-up in zoning requirements.

I think this smacks of homophobia. It's still the fear that the homosexuals will ravage and recruit their teenage kids. Very disappointing.

In addition the alderman Gene Schulter (47th) declined to back Living With Pride meaning that the center will likely have to move; an expensive proposition. He stated that the directors of the center had not done sufficient outreach to the community to explain their mission. This may be true.

But...how much outreach is enough? The article states that the neighbors voted 56-11 against the center. What if the vote had been 27-50? Would Schulter still decline to support the center? Would their appeal still fail? And since when are most zoning issues put to a vote in corrupt Chicago? Usually, whatever the city wants, the city gets.

Obviously, the city does not want this.

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