Justice44

Those who oppose homosexual behavior do not necessarily hate or fear homosexuals. They may not even dislike homosexuals. These people can have lesbian/gay friends. As a matter of fact, they could sincerely love their gay/lesbian children. However, there are serious flaws in their argument that homosexual behavior is either abnormal or immoral.

Unfortunately, many lesbian and gay supporters cause the opponents of homosexual behavior to misunderstand their(critic's) heterosexism. Their perception is that they are being mislabeled or over-generalized as haters of homosexuals as people. As a supporter of homosexual rights, I can empathize with their view. Does the lesbian and gay rights movement often over-generalize and mislabel opponents of homosexual behavior as haters of homosexuals? Please share your thoughts.

Blanca

I think the media is the major instigator of misconception between sides. Tv shows and the news show polar extremes of both sides and people tend to think everyone thinks that way. Its kind of like what i saw on the news for the Tea party that is going around Utah. the news showed a couple of real nut-cases and the whole party gets a bad name.

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Anya

I think homosexuals are part of our society and should be treated equally.
I'm straight and I have homosexual friends who just try to live a normal life like anybody else without being judged. Even animals from the same sex present the same behavior so why not?
Why fight against nature?
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greeneyeddolphin

I am straight, but have many gay and lesbian friends and some family members as well. I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I think there are people out there who have a deep hatred of homosexuals, just as there are some who have a deep hatred of anyone whose skin is a different color. And then there are those who don't like what homosexuals represent, but they accept the person. I don't understand how anyone can be against homosexuals, but I do feel they have the right to their opinion, and to express that opinion, so long as they do so respectfully and without harming others. I think the media takes the cases where someone with hatred does something horrible, and while those should be publicized so that others that are more tolerant and/or respectful can stop it, I think they go over the top with it and try to encourage the divide.

I think that part of the issue from the homosexual side of things is that they feel they are being treated differently, and in some cases they are, and they fight back to be treated the same. Sometimes when they fight back they go too far, assuming that everyone is out to get them or feeling the urge to proclaim to everyone and anyone that they are gay and proud of it. I am all for them being proud of it, and I gladly support them in their right to be gay, but I do think there is a point where you go from asserting your rights to looking for a fight, and some get to that point where they are looking for a fight.

I think if both sides would stop trying so hard to prove that their side is right and just leave everyone's sexual orientation out of everything that it doesn't apply to (which is everything except romantic and sexual relationships), a lot of this problem would go away. But, then again, I might also be thinking way too simplistically here.

geekchick

I'm Christian and the Bible says The having sex with someone of the same is wrong. IT also says that we are not to judge others. The bible also speaks of loving one another. I have had some call me a bigot and other harsh names because I do not agree with homosexuality. Even though I'm not for the act I still love people, I respect them and don't treat them any different. I have cousin who's a transsexual and I love him, a bisexual Uncle who died of Aids and a fiance that might be bi. IT is possible to be against the homosexual act but still love people and as for the don't ask, don't tell in the military I say anyone willing to serve and die for their country should be able to join regardless of their lifestyle. Although I'm not for gay marriage I could honest;y care less as long as they don't try to force churches to marry them that disagree.

cherrypie18

I think it is overrated and I also think there is no actual freedom of speech in the USA. You can get in trouble for speaking your mind because someone has committed suicide because of some idiot?

I mean come on they even want to take out the gay joke part from the trailer of the movie "Dilemma". I'm sure most of you have heard about it on the news. What's next? People will be banned from using the word "gay" or maybe even arrested? lol

So many teens are bullied and teased for thousands of different reasons and driven to suicide, and lots of them are not gay so why doesn't anybody care about those kids and the reasons they killed themselves? But the gays get all the attention!

NOTE: I'm not against gays I have absolutely no problem with it, I even have a tranny "friend" so my above comment was just a joke.

Mom6547

My problem with this conversation is this: who has the right to dictate morality to someone else? Morality is a PERSONAL matter.

Actually, mostly I think that homosexuals view homophobes as mutant retards. I don't think it is all that interesting to determine whether or not closed minded people hate them "as people" or just their behavior or what.

CLucas976

I am somewhat a christian. I don't go to church, I don't have a denomination, and I don't pass judgement on people or disassociate with "sinners" I just follow the bibles teachings and ideas and morals, because they make sense to me, and I want to.

Homosexuality in the bible.. "if a man lays with another man as he would a woman, he shall be put to death"

simple enough. however, there are SO many other things listed in leviticus that are all punishable by death that we all do every single day. It's also the old testament.(think I spelled that wrong) the new test. brought about a different way of handling things, it doesn't make the things less wrong, but we don't have to kill people every time they screw up.

Now, my favorite way to look at things like this is to start with the saying "let ye without sin cast the first stone" Really? well, I have definately screwed my fair share of things up, consistently done things that are considered "sins" and I am by no means better than anyone else in that chapter, so, in all honesty who am I to judge again? It also says something to the effect of all sin is sin in gods eyes. which means, the idea of "well its not AS bad as.." is crap.

I see it this way. We all do things someone else doesn't like, we all break rules, we're all human. We are here, dealing with the same thing, the human condition. We are all unique, and we all handle things differently. It is not my place to care what you do or judge you for it, and it is most certainly not my cross to bare, I have enough of my own.


now as for the over-rated thing. I think it is over-rated. I don't think homosexuality is necessarily right, but I don't judge anyone for it, or hate them, its just not my thing. and whoever said it is right. The media feeds on the loonies that are out there, and ignore the rest of us that keep our opinions just that, our opinions.


If I got into a fight at a bar with a chick, and beat her up for whatever, if it turned out she was a lesbian, it becomes a hate crime. This is what I mean about over rated. we could have fought about her stealing my drink, but if she is gay, its a hate crime and I get prosecuted for such. When I saw two lesbians practically having sex in a parking lot of a mall, where children frequent, I could not have yelled out "hey, get a room, theres kids running around here" because it'd be considered a hate crime. Do I think it makes a difference if it was a straight couple vs. gay, absolutely not, I'd yell that out at anyone, kids don't need to see you gettin your dirty on in public.

Those kids that killed themselves, were not all gay, either, this year has been full of suicides. Pheobe Prince was the first. A couple of those kids were 13. and People Magazine did an article on bullying, that included all different types, not just gays.

I think gay hate is over-rated, and over-prosecuted and over-accused. I think however, its about time someone raised awareness about bullying, as severe as its gotten I almost went and taught some little teen boys a lesson for my little brother because of how insanely cruel they were to him.

(sorry for the long ramble. Im exhausted, so it happens )