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10-26-2006, 12:56 PM | #42 (permalink) | |
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What rights do heterosexuals have that normal people do not? It's easy to throw those words "deviant" and "normal" around. I'm just curious, do you understand that you're talking about real people with real lives who live and love and have families just like you do, or are you not aware of the very real harm attitudes like yours bring to the people you are degrading here? First, let's start with, oh, say, the right to marry the person we love, with the 1000+ rights that go with that. In more than 20 states, homosexuals can be discriminated against in employment, housing, adoption, familial relationship, divorce proceedings, public educational institutions, etc. All we are talking about here is guaranteeing that people are treated equally under the law, which is one of the core values of this country.
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10-26-2006, 01:03 PM | #45 (permalink) | |
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Anyway, NCB had a great point... The moral subjectivity of the law. Our laws are based around the dominant consensus of the population... This system NEEDS the ability for self-correction over time, because the dominant moral view shifts as time passes. In more liberal countries such as Canada, the dominant moral view is that homosexuality, and the marriage of these people is perfectly acceptable. And thus, Canada has legalized it. The incest/polygamy debate is a red herring... Just because the dominant moral view has evolved to accept homosexuality, doesn't mean people still don't find these things repugnant. It's used by anti-gay advocates to scare people into thinking that their views in support of same sex marriage will somehow magically bring these things into the realm of acceptable practice. So in closing, if you don't like the law where you live, and same-sex marriage is of importance for you... You can't make people believe what you want them to, you will need to go somewhere that shares your ideological stance... Canada is an accepting country.
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10-26-2006, 01:10 PM | #46 (permalink) | |
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10-26-2006, 01:11 PM | #47 (permalink) | |
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2. I seriously, seriously doubt the legitimacy of that "pamphlet", given the prolific use of cursing and general language used. This is something, at best, that would be in a planned parenthood clinic. Maybe. Show us proof that this nonsense is actually going to middle school children, above your say-so. I think you've either taken us for fools, or someone else in your line of thinking has taken you for one. 3. "homosexual bar pick up joints"? you mean the health clinics listed at the bottom? Remember, folks- don't feed the trolls. Your opinions are your own, but you would do well to change the wording of your rhetoric so that it employs, and conveys, a bit more sense and logic, so it sounds less like the ramblings of a super-conservative crazy person. Because right now, your wording is outrageous to the point of humorous- yet very, very sad. |
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10-26-2006, 01:25 PM | #49 (permalink) | |
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Beastiality* is primarily committed by males with female animals, typically smaller farm animals such as sheep or goats, with a smaller number being females with male animals, usually large dogs. Now, I could argue by analogy that if we allow heterosexuals to marry, this will inevitably lead to bestiality, because bestiality is primarily a heterosexual activity. I won't do that because it's ridiculous--animals aren't humans. Incest occurs primarily between brother/sister, father/daughter, or mother/son. Look it's another heterosexual institution. If we're going to ban a form of marriage based on this, it should be the form most closely related, and that would be heterosexual marriage. Personally, I think incest laws do need a review, but that it should be a separate debate not related to this one because different issues are involved. Polygamy primarily takes the form of polygyny, and to my knowledge this is the only form ever in widespread practice in the US. Once again, it's primarily a heterosexual institution. If we're going to use this to restrict marriage rights, it should apply to heterosexual marriage. Again, this is worthy of a separate debate, but doesn't belong in this one. [satire]You know, the more and more I think about it, the less I want to be associated with you heterosexuals and your deviant heterosexual practices.[/satire] To be clear, the above was satire to point out the absurdity of the PIB argument, not meant to be taken at face value. *I know this wasn't mentioned. I just wanted to throw it in for free. Three for the price of two.
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10-26-2006, 01:51 PM | #52 (permalink) | |
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Failing that, what you have here is another baseless right-wing wack-job smear attempt. It plays to the fascist fringe, because it proves their view of things, but I can practically guarantee you it didn't happen the way you appear to be saying it did. Of course, you've been vague enough that anything you find won't be entirely inconsistent with what you've said about it... |
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Theres only so much you can chalk up to "right wing smear jobs". Well, actually not, for if you prefer to bury your head in the sand than anything that contricits your ideaology can be considered as such.
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10-26-2006, 02:04 PM | #54 (permalink) |
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About ten minutes of searching and I have the story of the booklet NCB is posting. It was produced as a guide for sexually active gay and bisexual males over 18 by the AIDS Action Committee to promote safe sexual practices. It was never part of any school program. There was a conference at Brookline High School sponsored by GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) to discuss how to help gay students deal with bullying and teasing, attended by educators and open to members of the various gay straight alliance clubs. Outside education groups were rented tables for the conference, one of these Fenway Community Health, which inadvertantly brought the booklets along with other materials to the conference. The booklets were displayed on the table, but there's no evidence right now that any child took one.
So let's see, it wasn't part of any curriculum, it happened at a conference and not in any class, the booklets aren't designed for teens anyway, were not mean to be distributed to them, were brought as a mistake, and there's no evidence any child actually took one. School officials are saying they don't believe any booklets went home with kids. As a homosexual and a former co teacher of a Life Skills and Family Planning middle school class, I'd join your outrage if this was actually a part of a school curriculum or in any way meant to promote sexual activity among kids. It wasn't, wasn't intended to be, was a violation of conference guidelines, and may not have actually made it into the hands of any students. This is nothing more than the anti-gay crowd trying to capitalize on an innocent, harmless mistake. Linky.
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Edit: The SCOTUS won't hear the case, simply because they've already taken the stance that sexual orientation and gay rights is better left as a suspect classification.
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10-26-2006, 02:16 PM | #59 (permalink) | |
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If you compare and contrast the issues you raise with homosexuality and heterosexuality, they have more to do with the latter, and nothing to do with the former other than the desire of opponents of homosexual rights to link them for political gain. Gilda
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10-26-2006, 02:19 PM | #60 (permalink) | |
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10-26-2006, 02:20 PM | #61 (permalink) |
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Oh my god, NCB, if that's true, that means that teachers were actually being open and honest about sex with their students. OH NO!!!!
And all you really know is that something happened concerning homosexual education that conservative parent's groups don't like. And you still haven't shown us where you got that pamphlet. I wonder why. |
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10-26-2006, 02:23 PM | #64 (permalink) | |
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First off, did you even bother to read my post-- At all???
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2. Gilda posted the actual article on the incident where the pamphlets came from. The story is nearly two years old and when it came out I saved the pamphlet imgs. Alsom I mistakeningly cited another similar incident.
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10-26-2006, 02:39 PM | #72 (permalink) |
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NCB, what is the point of post 55? What could you possibly be saying there other than "Gay and lesbian material should not ever be shown to middle school and high school students because it might contaiminate their perfect straight little brains and turn them into deviant homosexuals."
Your point about the pamphlet is irrelevant in this whole discussion. It was brought there by accident. It wasn't intended for kids OF EITHER high school or middle school age to see. There is no evidence that any kids say it or picked it up. You're arguing it like there is some massive gay community conspiracy to get kids to see how much fun talking dirty and using sex toys and going to gay clubs is when they're nice and young so they can be influenced into becoming gay. I hope you realize what a completely ridiculous point that is. It was done in error. The INTENDED audience for those pamphlets is more than equipped to handle the information, as would be a similarly phrased pamphlet for straight college-aged kids. Gay people are not trying to convert everyone to be gay, as some people are apparently terrified of them doing. They just want to be allowed the same things that everyone else is allowed and want to make sure that other gay people are comfortable with their identity. What a totally ridiculous thing to want. |
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In other words, if you're going to write laws that discriminate, you have to prove that they're necessary. It's a limitation on the power of the government to discriminate against minorities with little or no political power.
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10-26-2006, 02:48 PM | #76 (permalink) | |
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It was not done to teach 11 year olds how to fist and where to find a guy to have sex with. It was a mistake, and it's one that has literally nothing to do with the gay marriage conversation. Let it rest. P.S. It's spelled "heterosexual," not "hetherosexual." |
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There is no "Equal protection under the law" when it comes to gay marriage. Edit: Most of the laws that discriminate aren't necessary. They're just "There". The state only needs to prove that it has a compelling interest in the issue at hand.
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10-26-2006, 02:54 PM | #78 (permalink) |
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On a side note, state supreme court decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court if original federal jurisdiction would've been possible. As this is clearly and exclusively a state constitution issue that doesn't impact any federal laws, it could not have been brought in federal court and thus cannot be appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Everyone bust out your tin foil hats! The gays are coming to pervert our children!
That explanation doesn't even make sense. Gays, contrary to what you obviously believe, are not so completely devoid of moral compass and common sense that they wouldn't know that passing out a pamphlet like that at a school event would be inappropriate. If, shockingly, they are so stupid, it is still totally irrational to generalize the actions of a few idiots who did something stupid to an entire class of people, most of whom would have a serious problem with showing material like that to middle and high school students. Last edited by Frosstbyte; 10-26-2006 at 03:12 PM.. |
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