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100 People Exchange Kisses to Protest Treatment of 2 Gay Men who Were Detained by Police
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- What can people do to diminish prejudice and discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people?
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people who want to help reduce prejudice and discrimination can be open about their sexual orientation, even as they take necessary precautions to be as safe as possible. They can examine their own belief systems for the presence of antigay stereotypes. They can make use of the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community?as well as supportive heterosexual people?for support.
Heterosexual people who wish to help reduce prejudice and discrimination can examine their own response to antigay stereotypes and prejudice. They can make a point of coming to know lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, and they can work with lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals and communities to combat prejudice and discrimination. Heterosexual individuals are often in a good position to ask other heterosexual people to consider the prejudicial or discriminatory nature of their beliefs and actions. Heterosexual allies can encourage nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation. They can work to make coming out safe. When lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people feel free to make public their sexual orientation, heterosexuals are given an opportunity to have personal contact with openly gay people and to perceive them as individuals.
Studies of prejudice, including prejudice against gay people, consistently show that prejudice declines when members of the majority group interact with members of a minority group. In keeping with this general pattern, one of the most powerful influences on heterosexuals? acceptance of gay people is having personal contact with an openly gay person. Antigay attitudes are far less common among members of the population who have a close friend or family member who is lesbian or gay, especially if the gay person has directly come out to the heterosexual person. - Reply to this comment
- Are you actually saying that me being gay is affecting your ability to "Go forth and be fuitfull and multiply"? Thank you so very much for that level of influence. Really.
Seriously... I tried playing the "good boy" role of being married. Guess what... It didn't work. I was miserable, and by extension, so was my ex-wife. Living that lie was the disruptive/harmful thing to do, not my sexuality.
In the end, we are both now happier. Me being true to who I am, and she is now happily married to someone who could give her the child she wanted.
Why homosexuality is here, who knows... only God does, I'd imagine. But we are here. Arguably, yeah, we could be termed as "dead ends", but it by no means diminishes us as living, breathing, human individuals. And, despite being "evolutionary dead ends", here we still are. Thanks to the heterosexual people out there. - Reply to this comment
- The way it was used, it was meant to be "reek" as in "stink". "Those comments stink of bigotry, judgement and mary jane." For example.
Or. You reek. If you don't take a shower for two weeks. So it has nothing to do with "wreak" - Reply to this comment
- by Yeah-Me July 14, 2009 5:29 PM EDT
I would have to say that the freaks are those who would seek impose their moral/religious beliefs on others without regards to their rights. Especially when when those actions are harming no one.
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So you and others would say, but the age old order of nature and natural laws would prove you wrong. Their actions are hurting others and themselves by disrupting nature,just as we are finding out the hard way by air pollution. It was'nt visible at first so most said fossil fuels were not harmfull. They were wrong! - Reply to this comment
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- Are you actually saying that me being gay is affecting your ability to "Go forth and be fuitfull and multiply"? Thank you so very much for that level of influence. Really.
Seriously... I tried playing the "good boy" role of being married. Guess what... It didn't work. I was miserable, and by extension, so was my ex-wife. Living that lie was the disruptive/harmful thing to do, not my sexuality.
In the end, we are both now happier. Me being true to who I am, and she is now happily married to someone who could give her the child she wanted.
Why homosexuality is here, who knows... only God does, I'd imagine. But we are here. Arguably, yeah, we could be termed as "dead ends", but it by no means diminishes us as living, breathing, human individuals. And, despite being "evolutionary dead ends", here we still are. Thanks to the heterosexual people out there.
- Are you actually saying that me being gay is affecting your ability to "Go forth and be fuitfull and multiply"? Thank you so very much for that level of influence. Really.
- What is "Ladder Day" anyhow?
by DaVicar5 July 14, 2009 1:38 PM EDT
I know you are just BSing,but it is LATTER Day Saints, not Ladder. ;-> - Reply to this comment
- After living & working for years around Mormons & researching their religion, I can attest to the fact that they are a cult & the temple rites that they perform are morally wrong. They do not treat non-members the same & only associate with you if you go to their church. They believe in & practice polyogamy, they have a very high amount of incest, child & spouse abuse. Their lives & thoughts are completely controlled by the church & the church members spy on each other & report all to the head bishop. I am sure one of these days one of the head "nuts" will have a vision from "God" (what do they smoke??)telling them to let "Gays" into their church same as they did with the black people, then all will be fine. Why do people get involved with these "nuts"??? They of course are brainwashed from birth. They are a big business making money off of the name of "God" & should be taxed the same as others, just think of the money the government is out. All their businesses should be made public so that no money would be put in their hands unknownly.
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- Definition for wreak
- cause destruction: to cause havoc or destruction
- inflict revenge: to inflict revenge or punishment on somebody
- express anger or hatred: to express anger, hatred, or another violent emotion in action against somebody - Reply to this comment
- I would have to say that the freaks are those who would seek impose their moral/religious beliefs on others without regards to their rights. Especially when when those actions are harming no one.
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- Mormons. Go figger.
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- by docpeter1953 July 14, 2009 12:43 PM EDT
Well well now, Please do realize that these two guy people were on private property, not **pubic** property.
I didn't change this.... look at the original post! LOL - Reply to this comment
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