But should a person be fired for being gay, or refused housing, or being able to walk down the street without being assaulted etc. That's what most gays have to deal with. That's what gets me about those who say its a choice. Who the hell would choose that sort of abuse.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Russel Madere, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:40 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > Special rights would be preferential hiring practices, > government contracts > reserved for homosexual owned businesses, etc. > > I agree that members of the GLBT (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered) > community should have the right to walk on the streets of > America without > fear of persecution. They should also be given the > protection afforded to > religious and ethnic minorities when it comes to hate crimes. > > I also ask that thier point of view not be crammed down my > throat. Please > keep your sexual and gender orientation to yourself, you > don't have to share > it with me. > > Russel > > -----Original Message----- > From: William H. Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 4:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > What would you consider "special rights" ?? > > > will > ---- > > William H. Bowen > Webmaster > ALSTOM Energy Automation & Information > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.esca.com/ > > 425.739.3629 Voice > 425.466.7016 Cell > 425.739.3690 FAX > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 1:59 PM > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > > Here is my take on Homosexuality. What you do in the > privacy of your > > own home is your business. I support equal rights for gay > people, they > > are people, they don't however, deserve special rights. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:59 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Super Duper Contraversial post....heheh > > > > The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 > > admonishments > > to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love > > heterosexuals. > > It's just that they need more supervision. ~Lynn Lavner > > > > If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to > work: "Hello. > > Can't work today, still queer." ~Robin Tyler > > > > I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black you > don't have > > to > > tell your mother. ~Charles Pierce, 1980 > > > > War. Rape. Murder. Poverty. Equal rights for gays. Guess > which one the > > Southern Baptist Convention is protesting? ~The Value of Families > > > > Jesse Helms and Newt Gingrich were shaking hands congratulating > > themselves on the introduction of an antigay bill in Congress. If it > > passes, > > they won't be able to shake hands, because it will then be > illegal for > > a > > prick to touch an asshole. ~Judy Carter > > > > 'You could move.' ~Abigail Van Buren, "Dear Abby," in > response to a > > reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in > across the street > > and > > wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the > > neighborhood. > > > > The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the > military is that > > the > > next time the government mandates a draft we can all declare > > homosexuality > > instead of running off to Canada. ~Lorne Bloch > > > > Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I > think they > > are > > just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a > > faggot?" > > ~ Jon Stewart > > > > My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out > > there > > praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share. > ~Rita Mae Brown > > > > Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, > torture or death > > say > > they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as > > soldiers; > > we should be used as weapons. ~Letter to the Editor, The Advocate > > > > You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you > just have to > > be > > able to shoot straight. ~Barry Goldwater > > > > Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable > seeing two men > > holding guns than holding hands? ~Ernest Gaines > > > > My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual > life, if it > > were > > broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise > and horror. > > ~W. Somerset Maugham > > > > Drag is when a man wears everything a lesbian won't. ~Author > > Unknown > > > > If male homosexuals are called "gay," then female > homosexuals should be > > called "ecstatic." ~Shelly Roberts > > > > My mother took me to a psychiatrist when I was fifteen because she > > thought > > I was a latent homosexual. There was nothing latent about > it. ~Amanda > > Bearse > > > > Some women can't say the word lesbian...even when their > mouth is full > > of > > one. ~Kate Clinton > > > > No matter how far in or out of the closet you are, you still have a > > next > > step. ~Author Unknown > > > > It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of > homosexuality. > > It's like disapproving of rain. ~Francis Maude > > > > The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. > ~Rita Mae > > Brown > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. 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