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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Alfred Speredelozzi wrote:
> > In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Edward Welsh wrote:
> > > I've been kicking an idea around for a while, and I wanted to put it out to the
> > > community: I'd like to start an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
> > > transgendered (LGBT) AFOLs. A lavender brick society, if you like. >
> > > -Teddy
> >
> > Wow, lots of controversy here, Teddy! I think this thread has really brought
> > out the homophobic in many AFOLs.
>
> I've only followed this thread loosely, but I don't recall a single homophobic
> response. I don't have a single problem with gays, but I don't see the need for
> a gay Lego sub-division any more than any other sub-division you wish to define
> based on non-Lego related activities, and that's pretty much the response that
> others have made. Everything else gets thrown into off-topic, where there have
> been discussion about gays before, and will no doubt happen again. If it is
> on-topic (i,e, about Lego) then if you want to build a ranch-house with two
> women and only one bedroom in the layout, that would still go into Town, and if
> you wanted to do the same with two men in a 11th century keep, that would go in
> Castle.
>
> -->Bruce<--
Nicely put Bruce.
Let me put it this way. I go to Brickfest and I see 280 lego enthusist.
Who's gay and who's not. Hey is that chick straight or a lesbian? Hey, that
guy over there kinda looks gay but I'm sure the hell not going to go over and
ask him. Do you have any idea the kind of "guts" (not first choice of words) it
takes Teddy to even bring this up. Think about it. and if someone wants to
start a black group or a religious or a short people group let them. What harm
will it do you. Do you think that just because we might occasionally chat on
the lavender post that we'll never use any of the other chat sites again. It's
not like we're leaving for good. We just want someplace to call home. Teddy,
Major Kudo's man. I hope they give it to you. And I hope the first person who
wants a black posting gets theirs too. Years ago I pulled up Ed Boxer's web
site (do you remember the castle?) and if you went into his other personal
photo's for other hobbies and pictures of family and friends you found out he
had a "significant other". I met Ed completely by chance and we've been good
friends since. It would be so much easier if I could just go into a chat group
and know we're all playing on the same side of the fence. I certainly can't ask
it in general discussion, and sorry, I don't have the time to pull up everyones
website.
Signed, a gay lego atheist who builds cathedrals
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