Trimming the Hedges Might be Homophobic

Or, it might mean you just want to trim the hedges. I suppose the intentions for a well manicured public park could be rather sinister at that, or something.

Well, lets at least give the nuts in the UK a little credit for being consistent. The good thing is that this particular farce is being championed by a private group rather than a government one. We can only hope that the local government has the moral wherewithal to fight back this attempt at bringing lunacy farther into the mainstream rather than capitulate as it too often does.

From the Telegraph:

Bristol City Council wants to prune bushes and remove cover from an area known as the Downs to improve the landscape and encourage rare wildlife.

But its own gay rights group has opposed the move, claiming that cutting back the bushes was "discriminating" to homosexual men who used the area for late night outdoor sex known as dogging.

Work on the beauty spot has been temporarily delayed while talks with gay rights groups take place to try and break the deadlock.

So, even though public sex is still illegal in the UK, advocates believe the government should be required to provide participants with adequate privacy so that the "dogging" can go on without unnecessary exposure to those that might be charged with not allowing the activity to begin with.

Makes perfect sense to me. I promise not to be surprised at the outcome.

h/t Moonbattery