Identify crisis: as gays move in, some fear loss of the area's character

''go to and shake hands or kiss babies, has really solidified the conservative vote''

Hahaha!

Evangelical Christians should re-read the Bible -

Bible contains 6 admonishments to homosexuals, and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals.
It's not that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.

Originally posted by Alliance
Not true, but white people have been using this arguement for decades. We don't wan't gays or interracial couples or latinos or blacks or the irish living in our town becuase it will destroy the fabric of our society.

As I said, its a stupid article and not worth publishing. But people, especially those who fit in the category of majority need to give those in the minority some breathing room. Equality is not achieved by leaving a broken system alone. It may require a little bit of effort.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
the irish? 😕

There used to be a HUGE anti-Irish sentiment in the US, I believe mostly during the 1800s.

Homophobes are insecure with themselves and their sexuality.

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
Hahaha!

Evangelical Christians should re-read the Bible -

Bible contains 6 admonishments to homosexuals, and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals.
It's not that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.

Originally posted by BlackC@
Homophobes are insecure with themselves and their sexuality.

Racists are insecure with themselves and their skin color.

Originally posted by Lana
There used to be a HUGE anti-Irish sentiment in the US, I believe mostly during the 1800s.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
the irish? 😕

As Lana said, there was a huge anti-Irish sentiment in the US and UK in the 1800s. Signs in the US read "Irish need not apply" (meaning that if you were Irish, you would not be employed/even interviewed for a job.

In England, the Irish were also referred to as "Irish Negros." They were treated as a racial par with African races: stupid, primitive, and a social disease in the minds of many at the time.

Why do I bring this up? Certain movements in American society have always protested some groups. After being beaten back by intelligent thought for several generations, they accept the old "abomination" and find a new one. Repeat process indefinitely.

History teaches us many things.

and it tends to repeat itself.

Often too perfectly.

well, i am a quarter irish. should i be worried if i visit the UK?

Err, being as I'm half Irish and have been there a couple of times, as well as having family members who live there that are full-blooded Irish...no. Note that Alliance and I both said that that was largely in the 1800s.

well, i am pretty proud of my irish/german heritage.

Many people are very proud of thier sexuality.

Originally posted by Alliance
Many people are very proud of thier sexuality.

Which they really shouldn't be

I mean its not an accomplishment, it's not somthing that they have strived their entire lives to achieve

Seriously when's the last time you saw a straight parade? Never. Because most straight people know nobody gives a crap.

I don't understand why gay people find the need to go out and annoy the crap out of everyone with their stupid parades. Seriously, nobody cares that they're gay.

We dont need straight parades because no one ever takes shit for being straight.

Originally posted by Grimm22
I don't understand why gay people find the need to go out and annoy the crap out of everyone with their stupid parades. Seriously, nobody cares that they're gay.

Yeah. Please, are you really that ignorant of the situation? If people can't be treated equally be thier government, you really thing society treats the equally?

Examine the military, the workplace, the home, homosexuals are disatvanged ro descriminated against across the board. I don't recall strainghts being beaten to death because they were straight.

Originally posted by Grimm22
Which they really shouldn't be

I mean its not an accomplishment, it's not somthing that they have strived their entire lives to achieve

Seriously when's the last time you saw a straight parade? Never. Because most straight people know nobody gives a crap.

I imagine if heterosexuals were denied equallity or rights, they would be holding parades as well. And I'd like to see your average straight guy be accused of being a homosexual and see what his reaction would be. Do you think he'd just say "whatever dude, I'm not gay" or would he be insulted and take it personally?

Originally posted by Grimm22
I don't understand why gay people find the need to go out and annoy the crap out of everyone with their stupid parades. Seriously, nobody cares that they're gay.

If nobody cares, then their parades shouldn't "annoy the crap out" of anybody. Least of all you. I mean if you don't care, then why open your mouth about the situation at all?

If nobody cares, then their parades shouldn't "annoy the crap out" of anybody. Least of all you. I mean if you don't care, then why open your mouth about the situation at all?

And I don't approve of the parades, either. I think that if you want to be treated equally, you should act as if you are an equal. Don't have parades or pride months. Just be who you are, because you shouldn't be treated any different.

Except homosexuals aren't treated equally.

Do you complain about Black history month too? Or the St. Patty's day parade?

Originally posted by Kinneary
He said he didn't care that they were gay, not that he didn't care about the parades.

And I don't approve of the parades, either. I think that if you want to be treated equally, you should act as if you are an equal. Don't have parades or pride months. Just be who you are, because you shouldn't be treated any different.

Would you say the same about black history month?

edit: sorry, I didn't mean to bring up the same point.