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. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #1
... sibelian Dec 2013 #28
The human experience is sometimes heartbreaking. Trillo Dec 2013 #2
Well... sibelian Dec 2013 #29
Your post is so well written and makes so much sense and I am sorry some words and deeds live on... Tikki Dec 2013 #3
Maybe one day it will be done. sibelian Dec 2013 #36
I am sorry for the unrelenting hate dumped on you. HappyMe Dec 2013 #4
Thank you, Happy. sibelian Dec 2013 #30
My dear Sibelian.... IdaBriggs Dec 2013 #5
Thank you Ida. sibelian Dec 2013 #37
Gays were and still ARE a persecuted minority. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #6
Hm? sibelian Dec 2013 #38
I think we all know what he means... YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #81
Um... sibelian Dec 2013 #85
So are Blacks even with a Black president. So are Hispanics, Muslims and so many others. vaberella Dec 2013 #107
mentioning souttar, are you from strathclyde or an east coaster. loli phabay Dec 2013 #7
I'm East Coast. sibelian Dec 2013 #26
yup parts of the glasgow area are mental, hence the city motto. no mean city, kinda ironic loli phabay Dec 2013 #27
Well, I'm from Glasgow originally and it's got better... sibelian Dec 2013 #31
what scheme you from loli phabay Dec 2013 #51
Hah! sibelian Dec 2013 #54
lol, bearsden, almost as bad as milngavie loli phabay Dec 2013 #57
Hnk! Could have been Kelvnside. sibelian Dec 2013 #62
omg, you millionaire you. lol. bet you even have someone to pre chew your highland toffee lol loli phabay Dec 2013 #64
Dude, I can't say where I live in Edinburgh online, but let' just say you'd probably think sibelian Dec 2013 #66
so most important question, tim or bear, or are you a jags man loli phabay Dec 2013 #68
... sibelian Dec 2013 #78
lol, well bearsden and morning side probuably means you prefer the weird shaped balls loli phabay Dec 2013 #86
This is an outstanding post. woo me with science Dec 2013 #8
Thank you. sibelian Dec 2013 #32
K&R Kurovski Dec 2013 #9
I certainly hope so... sibelian Dec 2013 #39
New Mexico just affirmed gay marriage as a right. WilliamPitt Dec 2013 #10
Please do, Will, and thank you. sibelian Dec 2013 #19
(((hug))) WilliamPitt Dec 2013 #40
"resigned myself to the idea that this is probably how it will always be" progressoid Dec 2013 #11
I'm very displeased with Vladimir. sibelian Dec 2013 #18
siblelian, a change is gonna come. silvershadow Dec 2013 #12
Exactly what I was thinking. nt okaawhatever Dec 2013 #49
You are not alone BooBrown Dec 2013 #13
I'm so sorry to hear that, Boo. sibelian Dec 2013 #41
Putin's reason for bringing out homophobia is for an easily identifiable reason. grantcart Dec 2013 #14
"getting an assist in his human rights Potemkin Village charade by Glenn Greenwald." What Hissyspit Dec 2013 #23
Do you understand what a Potemkin Village is? grantcart Dec 2013 #43
Yeah. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #46
I wish more people were gay passiveporcupine Dec 2013 #15
Thank you... and, yes. You get REALLY fed up of it. sibelian Dec 2013 #42
I just turned 55, and though things still suck, they are much better. we can do it Dec 2013 #16
Yes, they are. sibelian Dec 2013 #53
Nice piece libodem Dec 2013 #17
Thank YOU libodem. sibelian Dec 2013 #55
A-FUCKING-MEN! Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #20
That one makes my blood boil. sibelian Dec 2013 #24
Sadly, I have met a few. Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #58
The ones that piss the fuck off out of me are the people who treat as a kind of REBELLION. sibelian Dec 2013 #65
"I've sort of resigned myself to the idea that this is probably how it will always be." DemocraticWing Dec 2013 #21
I have no idea where it comes from. sibelian Dec 2013 #25
I do think there is hope... countryjake Dec 2013 #22
Yes, that does make a difference. sibelian Dec 2013 #92
as the mercuryblues Dec 2013 #33
It's hideous. sibelian Dec 2013 #59
yeah. mercuryblues Dec 2013 #69
Some of the Christian attitudes towards womanhood are just inexplicably fucked up. sibelian Dec 2013 #75
just AS mercuryblues Dec 2013 #80
I agree. sibelian Dec 2013 #83
Excellent post Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #34
Thanks, PT. sibelian Dec 2013 #63
Well written post Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #35
Thank you Katashi. sibelian Dec 2013 #67
You are 100 percent on the money with your post. lisby Dec 2013 #44
And to you, lisby... sibelian Dec 2013 #84
I believe that we will someday elect an openly gay or lesbian President. Jim Lane Dec 2013 #45
The pope hates us LGBTers, yet many here just love the guy. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #47
Sickening, isn't it? bigwillq Dec 2013 #73
Thank you so much for posting this, amazingly well written. BlueEye Dec 2013 #48
We would have NOTHING were it not for the understanding of straight people. sibelian Dec 2013 #87
There is a lot of good that has happened in the last 43 years Fearless Dec 2013 #50
Yes, that's true. sibelian Dec 2013 #88
Everyone has the right to speak their minds on issues that matter to them. Fearless Dec 2013 #94
it will get better awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #52
:) sibelian Dec 2013 #89
A most excellent rant. Jamastiene Dec 2013 #56
Hey J sibelian Dec 2013 #90
This open pretension amounts to a massive social lie. burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #60
Apparently the Russians have always had a bigoted streak in this regard, and Pootie is exploiting it MADem Dec 2013 #61
Hugs. I wish everyone would just mind their own fucking business, instead of obsessing idwiyo Dec 2013 #70
I think there are reasons why there's no zero tolerance policy sibelian Dec 2013 #72
GMTA. Hugs. idwiyo Dec 2013 #76
I'm sick of it too. Puglover Dec 2013 #71
+1000... sibelian Dec 2013 #91
Not excusing this, but I really do want you to know that Fawke Em Dec 2013 #74
good point, words evolve over time, for some certain words may be hurtful but for others its loli phabay Dec 2013 #77
How about both of you groups leave us alone seattledo Dec 2013 #79
I'm not responsible for the actions of your friends. sibelian Dec 2013 #82
Exactly! those gay people should sit down and shut up! Agony Dec 2013 #95
I said both groups. seattledo Dec 2013 #97
"I don't define myself by my sexuality" sibelian Dec 2013 #101
You "Normal" people... Hmmm... uriel1972 Dec 2013 #99
OK, well you can lay the blame squarely at the feet of fundamentalist religion TrogL Dec 2013 #93
the reasons Putin wages war on gays is vlyons Dec 2013 #96
I know how you feel about being abused by your peers during schooling... uriel1972 Dec 2013 #98
Yes. Russia is doing very badly and there are few obvious solutions. sibelian Dec 2013 #103
sibelian imthevicar Dec 2013 #100
I don't care about happiness any more. sibelian Dec 2013 #102
No Need to thank me, imthevicar Dec 2013 #106
I'm sorry for all you've been through. Nine Dec 2013 #104
Well, I livein the UK where things are possibly a far bit better than the US. sibelian Dec 2013 #105
My heart bleeds for what you went through. But Gays are not the only target. vaberella Dec 2013 #108
Targets of bigotry often assume that they are somehow immune from being bigots. sibelian Dec 2013 #109
I couldn't agree more. vaberella Dec 2013 #110
Anything they can use as a political football... davidthegnome Dec 2013 #111
"Remember when he changed his mind?" sibelian Dec 2013 #113
Bumping for Utah. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #112
This lesbian agrees with you. Roarybeans Dec 2013 #114
Bumping for utah...again Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #115
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