Where to start with this one? I was reading an article about Brandon Bitner in Pennsylvania who ended his life after being mistreated. Of course, as with recent cases, he was gay and had a different kind of personality, dress, etc from most people at his school. Actually, being poked fun of for the clothing is not that unusual. However, the homophobic bullying is a serious matter. And anyone who reads this and is proud of themselves for hating gay people need to realize just how horrible homophobic behavior is. Some of the things that described his situation didn't sound so different than what I went through with this in middle school and high school.
A lot of this stuff starts at home. Parents teach their children to hate and then they go to school and mimic what they see at home. Worse, I doubt that all of the parents reprimand their children if their negative behavior is reported to the principal, etc. Many of them probably support their children in their disgust for a gay person. And for what reason? What did a gay person or lesbian, etc ever do to them?
And do not even try to tell me that your religious persuasions support this kind of behavior. There is nothing that Jesus himself said or did that would ever support this kind of behavior. So that ends the arguments from the religious point of view. There is nothing further to discuss from this angle.
I have seen many overtones of homophobia as well that have been politicized by that nasty old tea party. The fact that they use an issue like this to get votes from bigots explains why that group(s) is a cancer on society. They cannot be outlawed. However, they must be opposed at every turn and obstructed from their actions as much as possible.
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