Scenic public land has large masses of overgrown plant life that blocks the view.
Town Council makes plans to remove said obstruction.
Most visitors to a popular beauty spot would welcome overgrown bushes being cut back.
But a council had to tread carefully after being told that to some members of the gay community, the dense undergrowth was something to be protected.
Removing it would discriminate against the gay men who use the area for outdoor sex, campaigners claimed.
Visitors to the Downs near Bristol’s spectacular Avon Gorge have complained about the ‘inappropriate sexual activity’, which can be punishable by up to six months in prison.
Despite this, the city council was forced to consult gay rights groups about their concerns over its plan to clear away the bushes to improve the scenery and protect rare wildlife.
Tory councillor Peter Abraham said yesterday: ‘How can it be discriminatory to clear land that might stop what is an illegal practice?
Don’t go mentioning that sex in public is illegal, Mr. Abraham. They will demand your removal and reeducation.
Found via Duane Lester
I guess it was only a matter of time before “discrimination” and “political correctness” started usurping the rule of law…
Oh, wait, I am a few years behind the curve already!
I heard they were given the okay to cut back the foliage, but only if they did it wiiiiiiithhhhhh, a herring!