Hate Crime :Gay Bashing

[Istlota]

Originally Posted by DBlack

Sorry brotha, I understand you are hugely pro gay. No point in arguing that. But the choices of gay people have nothing to do with someone's ethnicity. The gay issue is NOT a civil rights issue. If it were to be one, then polygamists, animal lovers and other forms of sexually deviant behaviors would have to be given the same consideration.

Period.

What gays do, and who they do it with, is a complete non-issue in my life. It is not that I am pro gay. It is that I am no longer anti gay. I, no longer, place gays in the same category as polygamists and animal lovers. The fact that millions of Americans, not just you and MadameX, do is proof that their civil rights _are_ being violated.

Think about it. What are the chances that you or MadameX would ever hire a known gay person? About the same chance that you or she would hire a known animal lover, I suspect.

[MadameX]

Originally Posted by DBlack

But the choices of gay people have nothing to do with someone's ethnicity.

Period.

Agreed Brotha D. By some in society taking the slick approach lumping all ethnicities and sexual genres/ orientations together the should consider (we're all individuals that made different life choices and should be treated respectfully and accordingly), the lumping is an attempt to minimize and pacify the accomplishment and struggles of our ancestors. And it mustn't be ignored. Now for those who can't see this point, they need to remove thier blinders and take the shackles off their feet.