gays not welcomed
Dec 2nd 2013 | 12:12 pm
#227
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Re: gays not welcomed
One of the saddest inequalities is showing affection in public. I'm not talking about tongues down throats eating face stuff cos that ticks me off in heteros too but it is sad that a married couple will hold back on holds, on airport kisses, hand holding. Simple things.
Dec 2nd 2013 | 12:18 pm
#228
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Re: gays not welcomed
I know what you mean , last year I went away on holiday with some friends (for one of their birthdays ) my OH couldn't come with us due to work commitments, it was the first time in 5 years we had been apart, when he picked me up at the airport I gave him a peck on the lips in the arrivals lounge then instantly remembered where I was and had to check that I hadn't offended anyone or "exposed" any children to a sign of gay affection
Dec 2nd 2013 | 12:34 pm
#229
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Re: gays not welcomed
I know what you mean , last year I went away on holiday with some friends (for one of their birthdays ) my OH couldn't come with us due to work commitments, it was the first time in 5 years we had been apart, when he picked me up at the airport I gave him a peck on the lips in the arrivals lounge then instantly remembered where I was and had to check that I hadn't offended anyone or "exposed" any children to a sign of gay affection
Dec 2nd 2013 | 1:05 pm
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Re: gays not welcomed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25172778
The Croats take a stand
Note that the country is heavily roman catholic
They are not against homosexuals per se and seemed to be resigned to 'same sex' unions but they feel marriage is reserved exclusively for man and wife
"Marriage is the only union enabling procreation. This is the key difference between a marriage... and other unions," said Croatia's Cardinal Josip Bozanic in a letter read out in churches.
The Croats take a stand
Note that the country is heavily roman catholic
They are not against homosexuals per se and seemed to be resigned to 'same sex' unions but they feel marriage is reserved exclusively for man and wife
"Marriage is the only union enabling procreation. This is the key difference between a marriage... and other unions," said Croatia's Cardinal Josip Bozanic in a letter read out in churches.
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Dec 2nd 2013 | 1:08 pm
#231
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Re: gays not welcomed
Yes cos I'm constantly stomping down a road in a pair of hot pants screaming "we're here , we're queer" . I am man who behaves like a man and is with a man. It still surprises me how you staunch "heteros" as you put it run to the gay pride argument. Perhaps if gay folk weren't STILL persecuted for their lifestyle they wouldn't feel the need to celebrate their sexuality in such a flamboyant manner but to be fair when faced with adversity from individuals with narrow minded views they need to stand up and be counted.
And please don't ever presume to know how i present my "gayness" because as strange as it may seem I also believe that gay prose marches have become a farce and lost their original meaning and as such I have never participated in one
And please don't ever presume to know how i present my "gayness" because as strange as it may seem I also believe that gay prose marches have become a farce and lost their original meaning and as such I have never participated in one
I'm not staunch about anything. Some gays choose to represent themselves publicly and in a very provocative way. Some members of the less enlightened hetro public, because of the coverage it successfully generates, choose to pass judgement, that's all.
Dec 2nd 2013 | 1:25 pm
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Re: gays not welcomed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25172778
The Croats take a stand
Note that the country is heavily roman catholic
They are not against homosexuals per se and seemed to be resigned to 'same sex' unions but they feel marriage is reserved exclusively for man and wife
"Marriage is the only union enabling procreation. This is the key difference between a marriage... and other unions," said Croatia's Cardinal Josip Bozanic in a letter read out in churches.
The Croats take a stand
Note that the country is heavily roman catholic
They are not against homosexuals per se and seemed to be resigned to 'same sex' unions but they feel marriage is reserved exclusively for man and wife
"Marriage is the only union enabling procreation. This is the key difference between a marriage... and other unions," said Croatia's Cardinal Josip Bozanic in a letter read out in churches.
Good on them!
Dec 2nd 2013 | 1:29 pm
#233
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Re: gays not welcomed
paulry, does someone come at night and try to push things into your bum?
If not, why does it matter to you if other people are homosexual? You can just choose not to participate, there's no call for you to go out and object to them getting married, holding hands in public, doing anything at all that causes no direct harm to you. MYOB.
If not, why does it matter to you if other people are homosexual? You can just choose not to participate, there's no call for you to go out and object to them getting married, holding hands in public, doing anything at all that causes no direct harm to you. MYOB.
Dec 2nd 2013 | 1:48 pm
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Re: gays not welcomed
paulry, does someone come at night and try to push things into your bum?
If not, why does it matter to you if other people are homosexual? You can just choose not to participate, there's no call for you to go out and object to them getting married, holding hands in public, doing anything at all that causes no direct harm to you. MYOB.
If not, why does it matter to you if other people are homosexual? You can just choose not to participate, there's no call for you to go out and object to them getting married, holding hands in public, doing anything at all that causes no direct harm to you. MYOB.
Dec 2nd 2013 | 2:04 pm
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Re: gays not welcomed
The issue is not homosexuality per se since it is a fact of life, has been for hundreds of years, nothing new there
Whether people are born homosexuals (probably) or it is a lifestyle (unlikely), does not change the fact that to describe that type of relationship as 'gay marriage' is both inaccurate and unrealistic since it should be properly labeled as a same-sex civil union.
Period.
Whether people are born homosexuals (probably) or it is a lifestyle (unlikely), does not change the fact that to describe that type of relationship as 'gay marriage' is both inaccurate and unrealistic since it should be properly labeled as a same-sex civil union.
Period.
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Dec 2nd 2013 | 2:16 pm
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Re: gays not welcomed
The issue is not homosexuality per se since it is a fact of life, has been for hundreds of years, nothing new there
Whether people are born homosexuals (probably) or it is a lifestyle (unlikely), does not change the fact that to describe that type of relationship as 'gay marriage' is both inaccurate and unrealistic since it should be properly labeled as a same-sex civil union.
Period.
Whether people are born homosexuals (probably) or it is a lifestyle (unlikely), does not change the fact that to describe that type of relationship as 'gay marriage' is both inaccurate and unrealistic since it should be properly labeled as a same-sex civil union.
Period.
I'm not trying to be provocative. I am genuinely interested in why you think this.
Dec 2nd 2013 | 2:36 pm
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Re: gays not welcomed
I have been raised in the belief that marriage is between a man and a woman and at my ripe old age I am not inclined to modernise my views
It is not a matter of being against homosexuals as I have said several times
I have difficulty in understanding why, to homosexuals, the term 'same-sex civil union' would not suffice, since it does not affect their rights in any way
Maybe someone here can explain to me why the term marriage in a same sex situation is so important and worth fighting for?
