Just because I was born to have green eyes, brown hair, and about 6 feet tall does NOT mean I should be prejudiced against those that have black hair and brown eyes.
Because I was born straight, does NOT mean I will be prejudiced against those that are gay, lesbian or transgendered.
if you have ANY hatred or fear against them, this is likely a trait from your parents or your religious teachings. Jesus says love one another, not persecute them. he also said he who is without sin, cast the first stone. Jesus also hung out with the Lepers, who were shunned and outcast from society.
most of my friends on here are open-minded enough to accept those that are born this way. some will even tolerate it, even if they don't believe in it. Remember, Karma is a revolving door, and the more you persecute those around you, the faster that door is going to spin and eventually will smack you in the ass, HARD.
My main point is this: be open minded. be, at the very minimum, TOLERANT. 40 years ago, interracial marriage was illegal. right now, we are going through the same kind of battle for another group of society that has been persecuted and attacked. Today, if you call a black person that famous N word, you can get arrested for racial profiling, however calling someone that's gay/lesbian/transgendered a 'fag' is looked over. This is also used as form of 'hazing' in schools for those that are weaker, so those that have a shitty home life can have a little more control over their own life, and this hatred and fear is then taken into their adulthood.
I was raised as a mormon, where I was taught by my parents that Liberals and Homosexuals are going to destroy this country. My Grandfather refused to watch movies that had certain actors in them because they were democrats/liberals. It was this kind of intolerance that got me to actually look into this, learn things about where this bigotry came from, and I found that for the most part, it was VERY unjustified, more built out of dogma and superstition.
I am not here to rip on or insult anyone's religion. I have no problem if you're Mormon, evangelical christian, catholic, Jewish, pagan, Buddhist, Satanist, etc. my point of this is, within every religion, there is room for TOLERANCE. You do NOT have to accept with open arms something that you personally don't believe in. What you CAN do, is just shut up and move aside. I HIGHLY doubt that if you are not gay, that a group of them will come into your living room and have a massive orgy. They are NOT pushing anything on YOUR children. However, those children that are gay/lesbian/transgendered that are raised in an intolerant atmosphere will grow up with a burning loathing of you harboring hatred against them.
Step back, and realize that what you are doing to persecute these people IS the problem. Spreading hate on a group does nothing but propagate hatred, resentment and ignorance.
