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Post by ~Xandrael~ on Dec 14, 2008 0:55:34 GMT -1
I'm not saying that it's RIGHT, only that its definitely an issue. I myself have brother who came out a few years ago. My parents accepted him without pause.
But sometimes (SOMETIMES) when it involves another person, as in a relationship, things can become complicated because people think they are something they are not. Or they don't understand all of the implications of their decision or preference, as it effects intimacy (not sex) between two people.
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Post by ~Xandrael~ on Dec 14, 2008 0:57:52 GMT -1
They should definitely be able to adopt and marry. DEFINITELY.
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Post by Morgan Le Fey on Dec 14, 2008 0:58:45 GMT -1
Oh that pisses me off so badly about the states. So many people say that homosexuals are bad parents, and that they shouldn't be allowed to have children. What about all the horrible hetero people that have kids. I swear sometimes I wish they'd conduct a study of how many people with Hetero parents are effed up...*raises hand* I know I am. I know my siblings will be, and I know that a lot of my friends are too. So if they're going to not give them rights they should take away hetero's rights too. They won't but they should.
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Post by Matthew Jefferson on Dec 14, 2008 0:59:41 GMT -1
*packs things up and moves in with Autumn* Oh yeah *Packs boyfriend as well* Hehe ;D
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Post by ~Autumn Walker~ on Dec 14, 2008 1:03:50 GMT -1
-starts making up the spare room- :-)
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Jonas
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Post by Jonas on Dec 14, 2008 1:12:52 GMT -1
As a general thing; it is what it is. People love people; the heart wants what the heart wants, and so forth.
I have no problem with either concept, though where specifics are concerned – I understand that surgery is a fairly dramatic solution to a problem, and would hope that it was thoroughly considered, but that’s just good sense, just as I would hope that someone getting a ‘belly band’ to restrict their appetite thinks it all the way through. But I say that only because, and my understanding is limited, surgery strikes me as entirely irreversible, and I’d want someone to tell me to take a quiet moment and think it through before I went under the knife; But again, a person has a right to be who they are, and I would support and defend that right, whether I completely understood it or not.
I have recently explained this to my children, and am pleased to say that they absorbed it very well. I have always tried to teach them to judge people on their actions; how they treat them and treat others, not by the color of their skin, the god they pray to or whom they love, heterosexual or homosexual. They pick up quick; it’s a shame we can’t all have a child’s sensibilities at times.
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Post by Esme M. Lolland on Dec 14, 2008 2:33:46 GMT -1
I've realized that one of the main reasons why Americans are afraid of allowing homosexuality to be widely accepted is because so much of our population are Baby Boomers. They're much more prone to paying strict attention to race, sexual preferences, religions, etc. And those people are the same ones who lived or grew up through Vatican II. Those same people are much more faithful to the Bible if they are Christians so they will take it word for word. The younger generations, (ie: Us Gen Y-ers) are much more accepting of homosexuality, in fact most of us embrace those who choose that lifestyle and a lot of us are either homosexual or bisexual. After the presidential election we'll be able to see how much us Gen Y-ers and the Gen X-ers are going to change the US for the better, we're already alot more accepting than our parents and it's only a matter of time before we all ban together to give everyone their rightful equality. It's just that at this point our country is led by closed minded Baby Boomers and once they can no longer lead our country, you'll see much better things coming out of the US.
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Post by Judas on Dec 14, 2008 6:27:16 GMT -1
I am very openly bi-sexual myself so I guess that makes my views bias. I've had equal numbers of boyfriends as i have girlfriends. personally for me, i've always known since i was old enough to be attracted to anyone. my first crush was my best guy friend in middle school. i dont know if i believe it's a choice or not since for me it was just the way i am. -shrugs- so naturally i am all for gay rights and marriage.
on the flip side i can also see where it might upset some folks, especially the religious ones since they believe that the bible says its wrong. though i will put in that there are around 5 english words that could be translated from one hebrew one.
on the whole i think that homosexuality is to new a concept for the older generations but when our generation takes their place i think it will be more easily accepted. our generation and the generations below us seem to be more open minded about the whole thing.
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