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Drive By Shooting Targets Gay Days Office Posted: December 30, 2004 11:02 pm ET |
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(Orlando, Florida) A volley of shots were fired at the storefront windows of the Gay Days offices in Orlando Wednesday. Police say as many as nine bullets were fired. The front of the building also was splattered with eggs and paintballs. It was the second attack on the office in a month. "I'm glad it was after hours, but it's a shame someone might take the next step and confront one of us out in the parking lot," Gay Days organizer Chris Alexander-Manly told Orland's WKMG. Gay Days officials are offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.The popular spring event draws thousands of gays from across the country to Orlando. The 15th Gay Days will be held May 31 - June 5. Gay Days began in 1991 when an Orlando man suggested in a gay chatroom that local gays get together at the Disney World park. To distinguish one another they agreed to wear red T shirts. Gay Days has grown into one of the premier attractions on the party circuit tour. Last year more than 150,000 attended Gay Days events. But, it has not been without its critics. The ultra conservative Virginia-based Christian Action Network holds demonstrations at the theme park yearly. Two years ago the group made a video during Gay Days at the park that it said shows "orgies and depravity". The group failed in a bid to force police to lay charges. | ||
