The emerging and presently burgeoning [gay rights] discourse has nothing to do with civil rights. It is about bedroom behavior. What is being openly debated is the manner in which people have sex. Let us make that clear: Homosexuals are demanding that everyone agree with their method of having sexual intercourse. If someone dares to disagree with their choices, that person is immediately and consistently subjected to verbal abuse, if not threats, and mis-characterized as a bigot by the mainstream media and now by the courts.
Let’s cut to the chase: Homosexuality is 1) “of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex,” and 2) “of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between persons of the same sex” (free Merriam-Webster online dictionary).
The current propaganda is that a refusal to accept one’s manner of engaging in sexual activity is the same as racial bigotry. The assertion is that gays are like blacks were – being denied civil liberties and equal rights.
Nothing could be further from the truth, and only those who are not familiar with racial bias – by reason of experience – are deceived by this false claim. Let the record show, any homosexual (male or female) can walk in to any business in any location in any state in the United States and be served, regardless of how they dress. As a member of the group then known (politely) as “negroes” or “coloreds” in the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, I can assure you all, that was most definitely not the case with blacks.
It did not matter how well we dressed, how well we articulated our positions or how large or small our purchases; we were not allowed in certain areas. Photographers, bakers, hotels, restauranteurs, etc., did not refuse to serve us based on private lifestyles or sexual behavior, but on our very existence. We sought acceptance simply as people.
Homosexuals are not seeking acceptance as people, but for a particular lifestyle.
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No, they aren't seeking "acceptance" for what they do in the privacy of their bedroom. Any more than hetero couples seek "acceptance" for the exact same "deviant" acts committed in the privacy of their own bedroom.
ReplyDeleteThey simply want their commitment recognized as sincere and legitimate. Not their bedroom practices judged.
A "lifestyle" is far more of a judgement, than someone's proclivity for playing one's balls on the back field. As far as I'm concerned, the ongoing commitment between two people, is defined by monogamy, love, and support for each other for who they are.
Disclaimer: I am a flaming heterosexual female, tequila notwithstanding.