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| (...) A gaygroup isn't about sex, it's about understanding eachother and not having to explain everyting. Some people (no one in particular) seem to think homosexuality is about sex. It is not! I think it would be nice to have a GLBT-group. I would (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| The Transition Team is discussing this and I hope that some formal statements will be forthcoming, where necessary and appropriate, in due time. Meanwhile I hope everyone can discuss aspects of this calmly and rationally (which in my view everyone (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) I think Kevin has a very good point in his post: [quote] A group like this is useful for the same reason that LGBT concert bands, choirs, softball teams, gardening clubs, book clubs, square dancing groups, churches, RV'er and camping groups, (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) Or, really, why we even have things like LUGNET. About 10 years ago I came out of my dark age and had no way of finding like-minded individuals, until I eventually found RTL and LUGNET. The sea of "normal Non-Lego" people is overwhelming. And (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) First of all, if you plan on having such a group, do you not know that LEGO HAS made pink as a color in the past? I would think that a homosexual group would at least match the typical homosexual agenda on such a small issue like that on here. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) Thank you Larry. My mind is boggling at the number of people who are posting what boils down to: "I don't understand why it should exist, so it shouldn't" It is quite usual when there is a small group within a majority group, for members of (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) Well I *know* my view doesn't matter here (right Lar?) but my mind is boggling too, so I'll post my opinion that it's a great idea. I mean, if you look at local groups for instance-- they are composed of AFOL's who have the common (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) Are you lumping into that those that are really saying, "Lugnet is about Lego, and homesexual, heterosexual, transsexual, etc. really has nothing to do with Lego"? I'm starting to see spin-mastering on this topic that I don't foresee as (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| Bruce Schlickbernd wrote in message ... (...) Well, I wasn't going through the posts saying mentally "that one, and that one, and that one..." and categorising who was saying what, and how. No intentional lumping going on. (...) with (...) Many (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) Amazing timing, my lugnet membership comes to my email just as I was itching to reply to this thread (I've been "lurking" now for months and this is my first post). In any case, I think that having a lavendar group is going to be something (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) I didn't understand why it should exist either, but maybe that's exactly why it should. It's one thing to say that LGBT people want to be treated as equals with heteros, but it's a totally different thing to say that they want to be treated as (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) This last argument is always appealed to when a majority having a conservative position is opposed to what a minority group with a more liberal viewpoint does or doesn't want to do. In this case the majority is cast as being ignorant, hateful (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) Why cast this as conservative vs. liberal? I'm not seeing it that way and I am not sure it's a useful characterisation. (...) I am not seeing any characterisation of the 'majority' as ignorant, hateful or unqualified by anyone. I certainly (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| "Jesse Alan Long" <kiraya_malzant@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I45MzA.1yKA@lugnet.com... (...) *want* (...) bands, (...) groups, (...) motorcycle (...) and (...) groups, etc (...) understand (...) it's (...) will the (...) came out (...) I (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) LOL. Thanks for setting us straight on that one, Jesse. I'm sure no-one realised until you told us that we had the Wrong Color. As for the rest of your post... consider the source, people. Kevin (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) Yes but didn't Jesus also say: "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgement you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you use, it will be measured back to you" (Matt 7:1-2) "He who is without sin among you, let him (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) I have seen posts by people telling others to remove their posts (those against this idea) and have seen posts calling those who posted against this idea whitewashed as 'homophobic.' In the first post I replied to in this thread we see someone (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| (...) I thought it was insane asylum inmates. Chris (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Major snippage If this is my last time on here, (...) Wait a second here, are you trying to say that your post makes sense? I can only hope that your poor sentence construction, and seeming logical falacies are actually just translation problems (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| To quote the masterwork film, Big Trouble in Little China: "Are you crazy? Is that your problem?" I'd like to advocate for a newsgroup, lugnet.people.jessealanlong so that your comedic stylings can be preserved for future generations. Jesse, don't (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org) !
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| In lugnet.people, Jesse Alan Long wrote: (snipping to focus on the "best" parts) (...) When reading this huge thread, I saw many posts that were beyond good taste, many that had no basis in fact, many that made preposterous statements, many that (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org, FTX)
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| (...) Here’s my vote for: fanatical.christian-...zealot.org JAL wrote: “The fifth reason is that homosexuality is NOT a tolerant lifestyle. It is an immoral, hateful, bigoted, sexist, discriminatory, intolerant, deviant, and even racist lifestyle.” (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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| "Jesse Alan Long" <kiraya_malzant@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I45MzA.1yKA@lugnet.com... (...) LEGO HAS (...) would (...) that on (...) being (...) God (...) Suzanne, (...) with (...) a (...) also have (...) life. (...) the (...) was (...) (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.org)
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