{"id":53723,"date":"2021-02-23T11:05:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T15:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=53723"},"modified":"2021-02-23T11:06:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T15:06:13","slug":"heres-what-happens-when-feral-cats-have-a-cat-fight-at-the-convivial-campground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=53723","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s what happens when feral cats have a cat fight at the connubial campground!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Gay campground announces they will ban trans men so they can manage the \u2018atmosphere\u2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->MAGGIE BASKA<br \/>\nPINK NEWS<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53724\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53724\" class=\"wp-image-53724 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/man-laying-inside-the-camping-tent-pov-with-amazin-D3HMY7U-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/man-laying-inside-the-camping-tent-pov-with-amazin-D3HMY7U-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/man-laying-inside-the-camping-tent-pov-with-amazin-D3HMY7U-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/man-laying-inside-the-camping-tent-pov-with-amazin-D3HMY7U-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Envato Elements)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A campground and RV park in Michigan is marketing itself to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/topic\/gay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gay<\/a>\u00a0men as an institution banning\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/topic\/trans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trans<\/a>\u00a0men from the grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Camp Boomerang RV Park and Campground has yet to open its site in Orleans,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/topic\/Michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan<\/a>, but its co-owner Bryan Quinn announced a set of campground rules on its Facebook page. Quinn wrote: \u201cCamp Boomerang is a private, membership-only RV park\/campground that allows only \u2018guys\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA \u2018guy\u2019, in terms of this discussion, is defined as a person with a penis, [who] presents himself as male and has a state-issued ID that says \u2018male\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand this statement, unfortunately, may not make everyone happy, but feel it needs to be clarified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quinn said it is \u201cour hope\u201d that visitors to Camp Boomerang enjoy a \u201ccomfortable, safe, non-confrontational environment going forward\u201d. He added that being a membership-only campground \u201callows us the ability to build a like-minded atmosphere\u201d. He explained: \u201cWe don\u2019t mean for this to come off as a \u2018like it or leave it\u2019 attitude, but we feel it\u2019s necessary for everyone to know exactly what our vision is for Camp Boomerang.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Unfortunately for Quinn, that\u2019s exactly how it came off.<\/h2>\n<p>The backlash to the statement was swift online. One person posted the campground\u2019s anti-trans policy on Twitter. He called on \u201cgays in the Michigan and Midwest area\u201d to not visit Camp Boomerang.<\/p>\n<div id=\"rhict6m3gtxvm\" class=\"rhcuj1siapan rh-ear\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaysteelexxx\/status\/1361873288096604160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-at=\"1\" data-kas=\"_xlxRkVXN1Z\" data-et=\"0\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=PinkNews&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1361873288096604160&amp;lang=en-gb&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinknews.co.uk%2F2021%2F02%2F23%2Fgay-campground-announces-they-will-ban-trans-men-so-they-can-manage-the-atmosphere%2F&amp;siteScreenName=PinkNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1361873288096604160\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another person wrote on Twitter that any gay men in Michigan that support Camp Boomerang can \u201ckindly f**k right off\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rna-container rh-null\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EddieDeLucaXXX\/status\/1362178352883380224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=PinkNews&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1362178352883380224&amp;lang=en-gb&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinknews.co.uk%2F2021%2F02%2F23%2Fgay-campground-announces-they-will-ban-trans-men-so-they-can-manage-the-atmosphere%2F&amp;siteScreenName=PinkNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1362178352883380224\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pn-desktop-in-article-ad\"><\/div>\n<h2>The campground promised it won\u2019t conduct \u201cpenis checks\u201d for visitors<\/h2>\n<p>One person shared Camp Boomerang\u2019s policy update on Facebook saying it wanted to be \u201csuper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/topic\/transphobia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transphobic<\/a>\u201c. The poster added, as a gay-owned business, Camp Boomerang should \u201cknow better than to exclude the people that fought for our rights to begin with\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout the trans community, we wouldn\u2019t have any of the rights that we have now,\u201d they added. \u201cTrans men are men. Trans women are women. No debate. No discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"rhict6zn3ywbj\" class=\"rhcuj1siapan rh-ear\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjoshua.s.roark%2Fposts%2F10222149855309149&amp;width=500&amp;show_text=true&amp;height=491&amp;appId\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-at=\"1\" data-kas=\"_rCTgMvM7kR\" data-et=\"4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjoshua.s.roark%2Fposts%2F10222149855309149&amp;width=500&amp;show_text=true&amp;height=491&amp;appId\" width=\"500\" height=\"398.692\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-height=\"398.692px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In one of the screenshots shared on the Facebook post, a member of the campground\u2019s page asked if \u201cpenis checks will be conducted prior to entry\u201d to the park grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn responded: \u201cWe never said anything about \u2018penis checks\u2019, but let\u2019s be real here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we let women that act like men in, and they go naked at the poo, that\u2019s when it\u2019s obvious that there\u2019s not a penis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry to put it bluntly, but if you don\u2019t like the rules, quietly leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the days since the announcement, Camp Boomerang \u2013 which hasn\u2019t even opened yet \u2013 has received a slew of one-star reviews on Google. One person wrote in the reviews that they left the poor rating because of the campground\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/topic\/discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and transphobia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2021\/02\/23\/gay-campground-announces-they-will-ban-trans-men-so-they-can-manage-the-atmosphere\/\">https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2021\/02\/23\/gay-campground-announces-they-will-ban-trans-men-so-they-can-manage-the-atmosphere\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gay campground announces they will ban trans men so they can manage the \u2018atmosphere\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}