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Re: Lavender Brick Society
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:21:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.admin.general, John Neal wrote:
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Being gay presents a special problem, because their behavior is repulsive to
heterosexuals. I don’t mean to offend gays, but it is the truth. And it
goes beyond mere intolerance. We are probably talking on the DNA level here
or something, but it is deeply ingrained.
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I highly doubt it ties back to DNA. Various cultures have had strong
homosexual tendancies throughout history, including ancient Greece/Rome.
Also, if it is genetic, why would the self-titled “melting pot of the world”
be one of the most gay-intolerant democracies in the world?
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Now I believe most people want to be tolerant and respectful of gays as
people, but asking heterosexuals to accept their lifestyle is too much.
It is too much of an afront to their sexuality. Wouldn’t the world be a
more tolerant place if we were all bisexual-- well it ain’t gonna happen.
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Accepting their lifestyle doesn’t require participating in it. It just
requires giving them the freedom to be themselves.
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Nope David, you’re totally wrong about acceptance. Acceptance equals approval
of it as something legitimate, something you can agree with even if you don’t
participate. Toleration means you give others the same freedom you have to make
right or wrong choices, but you may still believe the choice someone makes is
wrong. There’s no way people with opposing views to homosexuality based on
religious, moral or certain medical reasons would ever be able to accept
homosexuality, but most will tolerate it.
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) I highly doubt it ties back to DNA. Various cultures have had strong homosexual tendancies throughout history, including ancient Greece/Rome. Also, if it is genetic, why would the self-titled "melting pot of the world" be one of the most (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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