Like racism, homophobia is one of those things that we'll look back at and say "What could we have been thinking?" The only thing we can do now is stand up for what's right, and to never forget who was wrong, and why.
Remember when that gay soldier, on actual combat duty at the time, was booed during the Republican primary debate? Sure, you can argue the people doing the jeering might have been a minority, a small group of vocal extremists who don't really amount to much.
But the important thing to remember is of the nine nominees for the Presidency there, the standard bearers for their Party, not one opened his mouth in solidarity with that soldier. Not one called out the bigots and thugs in the audience. I doubt if all those politicians are homophobes, but not one had the courage or decency to speak out.
Off Topic » in reply to Re: Its not a civil rights, or even a bigotry issue any more.
Well, I never did disagree with you, did I?
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- One reason I feel we have let the gay community down...
- We don't owe the gay community anything.
- Re: We don't owe the gay community anything.
- Re: We don't owe the gay community anything.
- "We have an obligation to treat them wih courtesy, respect, and fairness, just like we should treat everybody else."
- We don't owe the gay community anything.