San Francisco's "gay" Castro district is becoming very conservative

Here is a letter to the editor of a San Francisco newspaper complaining of the thug presence at the annual Castro Halloween street party. Note that when average white residents of neighborhoods complain of such things, they are considered racists. Even suggesting that graffiti is not art and a legitimate political expression of the oppressed peoples is considered sacrilegious. Gays are allowed to complain with impunity. Many of the gay residents of the Castro are demanding more of a police presence. How conservative they are. Others have to put up with this behavior from youths in their own neighborhoods on a daily basis. The gays can't stand it for one night a year? I am sure that the Castro party makes people in the Hunter's Point area very happy as they have a thug free evening one night a year. I think it's ironic that the letter wirter uses the word "spooked."

San Francisco
"Editor -- When I ventured to my annual migration in the Castro this year, I did not expect to get spooked. Thursday night was completely out of control. There was a large presence of young kids who were shoving, yelling homophobic slurs, spraying graffiti and, to sound Californian, "giving the Castro a bad vibe." It is sad that the usually happy and joyous holiday in the Castro turned so ugly."