LGBT; Marriage Debate
By: Lance Winslow
Many believe that the law is correct and that marriage is between a man and a woman. The gay and lesbian community is very adamant about gay marriage and the silent majority is adamant about stopping it. Then the LBGT groups have a disconnect with what some call the Gay and Lesbian Community and then there is the gay fringe which is broken into two groups. The radical threatening, intimidators and extortionists and those you see frolicking in the streets at gay parades. When regular citizens hear that any of these folks wish to get married, well let’s just say it gets them out to vote in a big hurry.
Indeed any candidate who runs for office and supports openly on the podium they are for gay marriage will lose. John Kerry most likely lost due to his association with the gay community and Hillary Clinton and her political advisers are smart enough to distance themselves from the group. Meanwhile when discussing this issue with gay activists this is the response we often see as Jen states to me:
“I think maybe part of the disconnect between us is that when you say “Gay and Lesbian Community” I think “all LGBT people” (far more than one community!). But you’re really talking about the various LGBT political movements, is that right? That’s not the same as communities (to me).â€
It is so hard for someone, anyone to stay up on all the politically correct terminology of what to call people. I see some websites use the LGBT theme and some use the Gay and Lesbian Community, some use others. Now many are using Humanist, but humanists are not always gay. Some are simple atheists, but straight? Wish you or someone could explain to the rest of the population what on Earth we are suppose to say to not offend anyone.
I believe that if someone is a transvestite and even went to Trinidad, CO for the operation, then they are more than a gay or lesbian, as it is a very real genetic issue and they are most likely fixing what could or should have been in theory. That is to say it is both Nature and Nurture.
If one is to go around and classify everything to keep their little brains happy so they can cope with life then one might have an issue with lumping everyone in with everyone else if they understood all the issues you see. That is my take on it. If it makes everyone happy to expand the group, then that is fine, which terminology do I use to not offend? Because quite frankly I think most people do not know? In fact most meatheads figure anything different than them is evil or bad? Which is a silly way to go thru life, but it is surprising how many do. Lots to consider so think on this in 2006.
Lance Winslow