without a serious dose of self-hatred, i don't know how a person could think that they deserve to be second class citizenry, or that their affirmation will cause the downfall of society. It's delusional to think oneself is that bad (and that important for that matter.)
Seriously. Think about what it would mean to believe that. In most cases, we would say it's pathological. It's absorbed self-hate...and if they want to think that privately, i think that's too bad. If they want me and others to hate ourselves... That's another matter entirely.
sidenote...i realize that in being snide to irate, i may have oversimplified matters a touch. It is obviously possible to remain closeted in some realms of life and not others. I was out a school for some time before i told my parents...and most straight people who meet me breifly probably think that i'm straight as well. But my utilitarian use of passing (as in, i don't think it's necessary to hit everyone over the head with it) is not reflective of my willingness to stand with my community in times of need. When it comes down to it, i have been willing to be open and active in the struggle to secure fundamental rights for all citizens.
This leaves the point i was making. The overall choice of ethos is either to be open or to hide. Despite the attraction of the latter, for the most part it has become a fool's choice. We are at a point in history where silence will not protect our interests or help us lead happy or normal lives.
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For God so loved creation, that God sent God's only Son that whosoever believed should not perish, but have everlasting life.
-John 3:16
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