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The Brethren Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 10:30 PM
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12. Thank you!
I wish more straight people thought like you do. Then this wouldn't even be an issue. My straight friends and most of my family members are very supportive to gay people as well and they get why this kind of garbage is wrong.

But so many other straight people out there don't. Even when the straight person is a good person at heart, many don't see why any of this is a problem. And as one straight person once put it to me when I was talking ot her about it: "Gays have made so much progress why do you need more? Why do you have to keep pushing things?" Anotehr straight lady simply put it - "why do you (gays) have to keep making everything into issue?"

No matter how much I keep trying to make bigoted straight people see why gays not only need more, but deserve more, the one thing I have found that seems to help them connect the dots is when I turn it around. I then ask them would they be asking for too much if someone took their rights away....or never even allowed them in the 1st place?
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  -Mother fights against ban on sleeping with lesbian partner mrone2  Jan-07-09 07:50 PM   #0 
  - Fucked up. I felt weird rec'ing this, but it needs to be seen.  ZombieHorde   Jan-07-09 07:53 PM   #1 
  - Ridiculous! And insulting. The father had nothing to do with this?  babylonsister   Jan-07-09 07:59 PM   #2 
  - This is what comes of marginalizing this issue. Gag. But hey ,  saracat   Jan-07-09 08:02 PM   #3 
  - Thank you!  The Brethren   Jan-07-09 10:30 PM   #12 
     - This is exactly what they said to African Americans! And what they still say to women!  saracat   Jan-08-09 01:10 AM   #18 
  - My sister lives in rural TN & the things she told me about racist remarks are awful!  1776Forever   Jan-07-09 08:04 PM   #4 
  - How did the judge even know???  Fran Kubelik   Jan-07-09 08:11 PM   #5 
  - Article says they've been together ten years, so probably no secret really. nt  TheWraith   Jan-07-09 08:35 PM   #10 
  - It was NOT requested by the child's father?!?! Seriously fucked up.  PelosiFan   Jan-07-09 08:12 PM   #6 
  - Hey, the judge just has a difference of opinion  Dinkeldog   Jan-08-09 12:16 AM   #16 
  - It's just a two-minute prayer -- it doesn't affect anything  LostinVA   Jan-07-09 08:22 PM   #7 
  - At first I thought of Lawrence v Texas but...  bluedawg12   Jan-07-09 08:26 PM   #8 
  - Stupid law intended to moralize against straight people harms gay couple. Double threat.  TheWraith   Jan-07-09 08:33 PM   #9 
  - Another reason marriage is a CIVIL RIGHT.  Harvey Korman   Jan-07-09 09:57 PM   #11 
  - Damn activist judges...  DarkTirade   Jan-07-09 10:42 PM   #13 
  - Absolutely disgusting predicament.  nothingtoofear   Jan-07-09 11:03 PM   #14 
  - They need to move the fuck out of Tennessee.  Withywindle   Jan-07-09 11:46 PM   #15 
  - What do you mean?  donco6   Jan-09-09 04:46 PM   #25 
  - Question...  Kixel   Jan-08-09 12:43 AM   #17 
  - Of course it can stand up in court -- there's already case law  LostinVA   Jan-08-09 08:10 AM   #19 
  - I get your view  Kixel   Jan-09-09 12:45 AM   #22 
  - This will go to the discussion of gays being fit as parents.  bluedawg12   Jan-08-09 12:48 PM   #20 
     - This annoys the shit out of me  Kixel   Jan-09-09 12:52 AM   #23 
  - so are heterosexuals allowed to live together or have lovers sleep over?  TEmperorHasNoClothes   Jan-08-09 03:29 PM   #21 
  - No, they aren't allowed to have lovers sleep over. BUT  oktoberain   Jan-09-09 04:02 PM   #24 
  - Dear TN: please explain how this is REMOTELY harmful to the child.  Deep13   Jan-09-09 06:24 PM   #26 
 

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