Benham brothers urged city of Charlotte to deny permit for gay pride event

Jeremy Hooper at Good As You has found something of a smoking gun that shoots down the Benham brothers claims that they "love homosexuals" and that they have never protested against them.

At a November 1, 2004 city council meeting in Charlotte, NC, the brothers urged council members to deny a permit to gay pride organizers. Not only deny the permit in question - but EVERY permit requested by the gay pride organizers.

From page 23 the city council meeting transcript:

David Benham, 6130 Ferncliff Road, said I would agree 100% that this type of activity is destructive, and a tragedy. If you will look in your packet you will see one of the shems, his name was Steve the Drag Queen. He described some of the acts he witnessed and feels the Council has had the wool pulled over their eyes because the permit says for celebration and fellowship for the lesbian, gay bisexual transgender community. I saw first hand what celebration and fellowship was all about. This is filth, this is vile and should not be allowed in our City. I have a one-year old, a three-year old and a five-year old and I want them to grow up in a city that will honor the folks that are in it.

Jason Benham, 761 Harris Street, Concord, said I have a 6-month old daughter and a 2 ½ year old little boy and when I stood out there in Marshall Park and heard the comedian say I am an out lesbian, I love 4-year old girls and I call them " dykes on triks, they are hard to come by but, boy are they good." I stood out there crying in my heart that only 40 or 50 of us Christian men went out there to try to give these homosexuals another answer. We were not there to bash them, we were there to tell them that Jesus loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. They have a right to apply for this permit, but you have a right and responsibility to deny it. I employ you not to be governed by the fear in which you feel. If you deny them this permit you will open a can of worms but you in your leadership position have to take that responsibility and you have to not allow the fear of making this homosexual community mad. You have to accept that responsibility and deny them every permit that they ask for.

Bolding is mine.

"This is filth, this is vile and should not be allowed in our City."

"They have a right to apply for this permit, but you have a right and responsibility to deny it."

Remember folks - the Benham brothers told the world on CNN last night that they LOVE homosexuals.

Great work Jeremy Hooper on revealing who these guys really are.  On TV, they are all love and brotherhood.  And yet in public and at town meetings, they seem to show another side of themselves.