The city council
in Los Altos, Calif., on Wednesday said it would allow a
gay pride parade by the city's gay teens on June 4, the
San Jose Mercury News reports. The downtown
event, which will include floats, bands, and other local gay
youth groups, has been opposed by the council for two
years.
The council has
gone back and forth on whether to support requests for
Gay Pride Day resolutions brought to it by the Los Altos
High School gay-straight alliance. This year the
council moved to preclude any more discussion about
resolutions, banning further consideration of any
involving sexual orientation. The move ignited months of
publicity--mostly negative and receiving
attention far beyond Los Altos. In the end, the city
council offered a parade permit and approved it unanimously.
(The Advocate)
