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Originally Posted by Brother of Yeshua
And in the same way Bubba, giving certain people "extra special privliges" is just as wrong.
Which is why I have a major problem with any law that tells me I have to let someone do something simply BECAUSE they are part of a certain group.
Those who are part of this movement claim it is not a choice. If that's so, then it's no different than gender, race, or nationality. No one has any control over any of these things, so it's senseless to be "proud" of the fact that you are something that was dictated to you, other than "proud" in the sense that you are at peace with yourself and accept who you are.
Anyway, this is why I oppose "hate crimes" and that kind of stuff. I am in wholehearted support of equal treatment in regards to heterosexual couples and homosexual couples, and also on an individual level, whatever that may mean.
Neither side, however, should be getting any special exemptions.
Period.
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Did you, like, read my mind?
When my friends originally invited me to the Gay Pride Parade, I was a little put-off by the idea. I personally believe that it isn't something you choose; so, then, why be proud of it? I wouldn't be "proud" to be straight if I happened to be of that orientation. What I am proud of is my honesty with myself, but that mostly stems from my belief that life's too short for lies, especially to yourself. If you don't live as who you are, then you might as well not be living.
And that's why I marched with the Pride Parade that year, because I wanted to live as who I was.
As for your other post, though, I have to disagree with your overall point. Yes, government can't fix bigotry, because people are stupid and asinine. What it can do, however, is provide a legally equal society. There's no reason at all that the government shouldn't provide the same benefits to a gay couple as a straight couple. I can understand religious groups, but not a secular government that is constructed to defend the rights of the people. The rights of the people, in case you didn't catch that part (not specifically talking to you, BOY). Gays are people, too.