Most Unfortunate Phrase of the Day/Celebrate Diversity Story

This is the story of heterosexual male firefighters who were forced, against their will to participate in a gay pride parade. "Deputy City Attorney Don Shanahan said the firefighters weren't satisfied after Chief Tracy Jarman apologized and promised to change the department's policy and use only volunteers in the parade. "The department bent over backwards," Shanahan told jurors. Attorneys for both sides were not immediately available for comment. (Thank the Lord for small miracles-Ed) Since when is being the subject of sexual harassment part of a fireman's...uh...fireperson's...firefighter's responsibilities anyway? It's gotta be voluntary, like those nifty calendars-not "voluntold".