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Bernardo de La Paz

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9. Stop the "lifestyle choice" assumption & the obsession with gay sex and you

Wed Jan 1, 2014, 02:24 PM

Jan 2014

Stop the "lifestyle choice" assumption & the obsession with gay sex and you stop almost all of the objections.

The "biblical objections" can be dealt with by asking people to observe all of Leviticus or none of it or explain how they know more than their God and get to pick and choose. Further, Jesus said nothing against or about homosexuality.

Anti-gay people seem to spend more time thinking about gay sex than gay people. Most gay people when thinking about gay relationships are thinking about balance of chores, romantic dinners, living wills for emergencies, survivor benefits, Ikea furniture, whether to stop renting and buy a house together, what's for dinner, does my lover like my shirt, can I walk home or should I take a taxi to avoid a beating, etc.

Gay people choose to be gay no less and no more than heteros choose to be hetero.

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Six Things Straight People Should Stop Saying about Gay People [View all] RKP5637 Jan 2014 OP

Love this from the article: 99Forever Jan 2014 #1

One doesn't hear this type of stuff around here too much. At least not anymore. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #2

Kick & recommended. William769 Jan 2014 #3

Great piece, thanks for posting this. Nika Jan 2014 #4

When straight people oppose equality they need to stop claiming they don't judge Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #5

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well Said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #6

Well said. That's a sig line keeper. Zorra Jan 2014 #17

Precisely. Don't forget the Daddy Duck bigot ALSO insisted that tblue37 Jan 2014 #18

Straight people aren't saying those things, bigot assholes are. Arkana Jan 2014 #7

+1 Egnever Jan 2014 #12

Yep, I think that's a good point, many straight people are supportive of gays and I RKP5637 Jan 2014 #13

Well I fought tooth and nail with straight DUers who argued that gays should accept Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #23

Except supporting Marriage equality is now part of the DU rules, AFAIUI. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #27

Yeah Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #28

+1 sibelian Jan 2014 #40

Some of that could be just ignorance treestar Jan 2014 #8

No, treestar, everyone does not spout ignorance against others. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #15

Naturally you are of the school of excluding everyone treestar Jan 2014 #16

Does ignorance ever justify hateful homophobia, transphobia, sexism, or racism? Zorra Jan 2014 #22

That type of person isn't what I'm talking about treestar Jan 2014 #35

All bigots are ignorant. Have you ever tried to explain to someone who hates you for being LGBT, or Zorra Jan 2014 #37

So are they born this way? treestar Jan 2014 #39

No treestar... not everyone does that. Plenty of people were raised to consider... Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #24

I mean everyone spouts ignorant sayings like that treestar Jan 2014 #36

No, most of that is just straight up "I hate gays because Jesus". Arkana Jan 2014 #31

Stop the "lifestyle choice" assumption & the obsession with gay sex and you Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #9

Very well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #14

Can I say edhopper Jan 2014 #10

Six Things Straight People Should Stop Saying about Gay People The CCC Jan 2014 #11

Jesus, there was never a day I would have said any of that horrible shit TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #19

Yes, many never do, but those that do sadly have a very loud megaphone and RKP5637 Jan 2014 #20

Here's another one... Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #21

Yep. It is fucked up when straight people will not take responsibility for their bigots. Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #25

Yeah, that's a very tired old saw, indeed. I agree. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #29

If Ted Haggard is any indication, then at least SOME of them are... Arkana Jan 2014 #32

Ya think?! How about this?.. Cha Jan 2014 #26

That's the best one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #30

ooo, it's pretty! Zorra Jan 2014 #33

It's on my FB page shared from another.. Cha Jan 2014 #34

Uff! Not "straight people", please. sibelian Jan 2014 #38

Yes, it's too broad a brush. Many straight people just don't care. And also many RKP5637 Jan 2014 #45

D'accord, mon ami sibelian Jan 2014 #46

The part about 'parts'. randome Jan 2014 #41

That's what always gets to me, the focus all the time on "parts." It is far more RKP5637 Jan 2014 #44

Here's one... justiceischeap Jan 2014 #42

Yep! Agree !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #43