Another There Goes The Neighborhood Story

Except it is not about jews, blacks, etc. moving into the neighborhood but rather....

There Goes The Gay Neighborhood
Posted by Tim Graham on March 12, 2007 - 04:59.

Liberal media outlets aren't usually sympathetic to the story of people growing upset at the changing shape of their neighborhoods, often at the arrival of new Hispanic or Asian immigrants. But AP reporter Lisa Leff reports sensitively from San Francisco that the distraught natives who dislike the invaders are gay men are upset at the arrival of -- gasp -- people with baby strollers:

......now that is democracy in action.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Even on a weekday in winter, the Castro district vibrates with energy, most of it male. Men holding hands, walking dogs and lounging at cafes have long been the main attraction in a neighborhood known as a gay mecca the world over.