The only pointy thing at City Hall on Nov. 5, 2005 was the horizontal copper spire on the north end of the building’s roof. Gone were the pointed Klan hoods of yore for this new crop of KKK members. There were no crosses afire, but there was a fire-breathing “Grand Dragon” to lead the 12, count 'em 12 Klansmen rallying behind Proposition 2, the Texas Constitutional Amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage: "We're here, we're queer … haters!" The South First Street Bridge, with its luxurious views of Town Lake, the Downtown skyline, and 2,000 fellow counter-protesters, to be the best vantage point by which to purify our supremacist brethren.
