Posted by G Student on 10/17/2004, 10:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Protest Against Homophobia Results!!!" Lets try to alleviate some of that irritation for you, shall we? To begin, I will address your points in the order in which they were given, this should provide for some semblance of clarity for the readers, okay? The very first statement that you make is one of offense as well as offensive; it puts us on the defense and makes us feel a semblance of intolerance on your part--for future reference, this is not a great way to open a dialogue. This may be harsh, I know, but we are sensitive to these statements. You establish that you do not agree with the homosexual lifestyle. I am not able to speak on behalf, obviously, of the whole of the gay community; but, I would think that we all would enjoy saying that there is not such a thing. The gay community is a diverse group of people from every background, representing every hope, dream, and lifestyle imaginable and comparable to the straight community. There are choices that we all make in life as people that are not related to our sexuality, these choices may be viewed as wrong from certain vantage points and not wrong from another. The point here is not to judge a whole community by the acts of some within it; and even better, not to judge at all. Did you read the article in the Michigan Times right now? There is a great quote in there about the gay community not indicting the whole of the straight community for rapes and molestations that occur by straight people. Next, you say that you have nothing against us as people. Thank you! That is very understanding and progressive of you. In so saying this, you negate your first part concerning the lifestyle, because if you have encountered us in the past, then you would have seen us in our lifestyles as people. Next, you say that you get irritated with us sometimes in our struggle for equality. It is okay for you to feel that way. Irritation is a natural human emotion and feeling; do not deny to yourself this feeling. I encourage for you to fell comfortable with your emotions. Oftentimes, when we have feelings of discrimination, oppression, disrespect, or degradation, we manifest those feelings into some sort of proactive end. In this most recent case, yes, we did cry homophobia and hate because, well, it was. The very notion that sexuality is fluidic and that you can change someone is sickening. People are born as they are, liking who they like: love is love, one cant help who one loves. This blends into your next statements about the action verses the being. Why would anyone disagree with another two persons manifestations of love? Are you saying that one can love without making love, and that that would be the ideal? Fortunately, this does not happen in any sexual encounter gay or straight. Speaking about the act, please understand that the act was just made legal last year. Your use of the word wine is interesting. Whenever any group has felt oppression, the opposition usually labels the other as something to this effect. There goes that group saying they want equality, why dont they just shut-up? This too was said to women and blacks in our country; two groups who cant help but be who they are born as. We did not feel threatened by them! We felt sorry for them: that there information was unfounded and inaccurate, that they believed it, and that they disseminated it in Christs good name. We did protest that event, and took that moment to protest homophobia on campus as well, in relation to the event and not in relation to that event. I am not aware as to what you were looking for in a response; but, I hope that I have provided to you a reasonable one. Some of my statements might very well be aggressive, yeah, but they needed to be said.
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Hello Irritated, thank you for your interest in the L.G.B.T. community and its issues.
