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Originally posted by GrimReaper86
reply to post by rainprincess64
Obviously you didn't recognize the context of my post. I did say "assuming it's a bad thing"...which was in response to the person's negative attitude I was responding to. I don't consider it a bad thing. Merely a balance. In fact I say it's a good thing at the end of my post...if you didn't notice...edit on 4-7-2013 by GrimReaper86 because: (no reason given)
What reason do you have to believe this member and others don't acknowledge and care about other modern issues?
Or an expression of intimacy or love....
Well I don't agree. I imagine many people in relationships don't agree with you either! Bonding and intimacy is a valid social anthropological purpose.
One is integral to the very nature of someone. The other is belief, and beliefs can and do change.
Up to 30,000,000 homosexual and bisexual in the States. Who knows how many heterosexual people that support LGBT (more than there are LGBT people I am sure). I would say it matters a great deal to people, and if the media was out of the picture (pun), it still would.
2013 and we're still going through the phase where kids parrot their parents' shallow-as-hell views behind the keys of a message board and act as if the adults care to hear it anymore.
Sex is absolutely not excusively for reproducing. If it was, we wouldn't have invented birth control in the first place. People still will have sex with one person who they love and use birth control so as not to reproduce. Childbirth is actually probably the lowest of the reasons that people have sex these days.
Forgive me if I find it hilarious that you say me having sex with my boyfriend of 12 years is "lust" simply because we can't afford to support any more kids. As if I'm supposed to let my genitals shut down and rot away in the name of not concatenating my views with your innaccurate understanding of what "lust" is.
Go outside and develop a life if this topic is unimportant to you.
See here is what makes you a bigot, and I put the definition for help. You want to impede your EQUALS rights based on your beliefs. I am your equal, we are both citizens of the US (If you are in the US). You are no better then me in any way...yet we do not have the same rights, and apparently you would keep it this way. This classifies you as a bigot, and bigots do not get to claim intolerance or bigotry I would consider that a double negative.
With your logic we should support people like Hitler, right? Following your logic we should be tolerant of his intolerance??
Yeah, get over yourself!
Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
reply to post by spirited75
Yep. That is what we do. Tear holes in condoms. Sometimes we just stick each other with infected needles. More effective this way. Sure sounds like you got all your facts right. Good work detective.edit on 5-7-2013 by Lucid Lunacy because: (no reason given)
you do it too girl, oh i thought it was just me!
Originally posted by spirited75
If being gay (lesbian and homo, transgendered and bisexual) is
so natural, then why are the domestic violence, murder, assault, suicide and
multiple partners rates so high in comparison to the NORMAL population?
Domestic violence and abuse in same-sex relationships share many traits with heterosexual domestic violence and abuse.
-Frequency (approximately one in four couples) (Lehman)
-Types of Abuse and Control (See Some Forms of Abuse)
-Co-existent Situations (unemployment, substance abuse, low self-esteem)
-Victims’ Reactions (fear, feelings of helplessness)
-Reasons for Staying (love, denial, hope of working it out or that things will change)
-More detailed lists of the consequences of abusive relationships are located at Partner Abuse and Warning Signs of Abuse.
However, victims in same-sex relationships face problems that heterosexual victims do not.
-Leaders of the gay male community claim there is “no problem” regarding violence and abuse. (Lehman)
-Lesbian/bisexual women face stereotypes of the lesbian/gay/bisexual/queer/transgendered communities that assume women interact in caring and supportive manners, thereby making abusive relationships impossible. (Williams and O’Connell) (This misconception is also evident in the heterosexual community.)
-Gay men often are affected by the myth that abuse or violence between two men is “normal”, “just fighting” or “actively initiated by both parties”. (Lehman)
-In same-sex relationships, both partners might seek the same resources for help. Shelters accustomed to protecting their inhabitants from abusive members of the opposite sex, usually lack the methods that would deter partners of the same sex from infiltrating. Furthermore, if the couple is detained by the police or the court (for instance, before a hearing) both abuser and victim could be placed in the same cell on account of gender.
In order to maintain control over their partner, the aggressors often threaten to “out” their partners to work or family.
In addition to these specific problems within relationships, there are the ever-present complications and difficulties posed by societal views and misconceptions. Homophobia, ignorance, perpetuation of false and harmful stereotypes, lack of specific training in the judicial system, racism, misogyny, ableism, etc. all contribute to the barriers facing victims of abuse in same-sex relationships.
If love is the motivating factor then why does a majority of gay (homo) men
put tears in their condoms so that the condom tears off during
anal sex, so as to expose others to AIDS?
Originally posted by XxNightAngelusxX
Funny how everyone thread-jumps me after I say I'm done with this thread. Google the definition of "Coward" folks. But seeing as how ya'll whiners won't let it go, I gots to defend myself.
2013 and we're still going through the phase where kids parrot their parents' shallow-as-hell views behind the keys of a message board and act as if the adults care to hear it anymore.
So anyone's belief that isn't yours is "shallow as hell?"
And that belief in itself isn't shallow?
Sex is absolutely not excusively for reproducing. If it was, we wouldn't have invented birth control in the first place. People still will have sex with one person who they love and use birth control so as not to reproduce. Childbirth is actually probably the lowest of the reasons that people have sex these days.
Yeah, due to perversion. I agree that sexual relations are an expression of love and affection, but that isn't the driving force behind the "sexual" revolution. Walk into Spencers, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Forgive me if I find it hilarious that you say me having sex with my boyfriend of 12 years is "lust" simply because we can't afford to support any more kids. As if I'm supposed to let my genitals shut down and rot away in the name of not concatenating my views with your innaccurate understanding of what "lust" is.
Nah, I wasn't referring to romantic couples with kids. I was talking about the majority of society, who simply don't know how to keep their legs closed, even though the last thing they want is children.
Originally posted by balanc3
reply to post by Djayed
Gay IS NOT the same as being Black. Shame on you for that assertion. Upon my first exposure to that reasoning (not just now but years ago) I immediately began to question some of the rationales in the gay rights movement. Apples aint gonna be oranges...ever. external expression of genetic conditions like race and skin color might be similar but they are not exactly the same as an internal (possible) genetic condition like being gay might be. Be careful with those extreme absolutes there....there is a difference between internal(behavioral) and external genetic expressions.edit on 7/5/2013 by balanc3 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
reply to post by Darth_Prime
you do it too girl, oh i thought it was just me!
They're onto us. We have a mole
At least they don't know about the virgin sacrifices and the puppy beatings!
In any case you should never state that you are outa here if you're gonna keep coming back to state your irrelevant opinion!
Intolerance?? For one thing it's the religious right that's spouting intolerant BS. It's people like you who don't mind their own business and feel the need to poke their noses into the private lives of others.
Right... cause you're sooo intimidating
It's my life, genius.
You just let me know when you make a connection between your statements and the topic of this thread.
Really? Because your argument seems to be that homosexual sex is all lust since it's not for the purpose of creating children. Kind of starting to think you're a really big tard right now.
Just because you state you are out, doesn't automatically mean you get the last word and all rebuttals stop. When I tap out I try to stay away long enough where my rebuttal would be pointless.
Bigots don't get to claim intolernce ...if you want to hinder the rights of your equals based on your personal beliefs you are a bigot..plain and simple.
Everyone tried to get the last word when they thought I wouldn't reply, because it makes em feel large, or because they're just too lazy to argue with someone, but still want to spout their hate without facing a retaliation. That's how a lot of online debaters work.
But, all that's beside the point... doesn't matter.
I'm an evil bigot, because of my personal beliefs.
But gays can't be called names for their ways, because that's a hate crime.
Bash religion and bash God to believers... they'll get offended and hurt, but who cares?
As long as we don't hurt the poor gay community's feewings, all is well.