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Re: [new forum] Gay / Lesbian Talk
I demand a 'Straight Lifestyle' forum if this goes into place.
Ugh...
I have a hard time typing that as it sounds so ridiculous.
Just like the request for a gay/lesbian/transsexual/bisexual forum.
Well, it's just not a different lifestyle. The "Gay Lifestyle" is a fabrication useful for gays who wanted something more to identify with and for straights to use to compartmentalize a group of people.
The comments in this topic illustrate this thinking perfectly.
GLBT people might want a Forum because they believe that straight people will react badly to expressions about their unique issues -- or even their existance. "We don't want to see it!" is the message being heard. It's the same reason gay men generally don't hold hands with their partner when walking down the street in most cities.
But it self-defeats both ways. When people separate themselves on the basis of any difference, they lengthen the time it takes for people with issues about that to come from intolerance to understanding.
Whether or not anyone likes it, any segment of creation naturally lives on a continuum. All of us are different, but all of us are linked in one way or another. Whenever someone looks at someone else and says, "you're weird," they're ignoring the overwhelming majority of qualities that make them alike.
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