tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post3833535262588844928..comments2024-03-05T23:31:44.106-08:00Comments on Gay Family Values: Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain!GFVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-11839750625607981532010-06-04T19:26:48.743-07:002010-06-04T19:26:48.743-07:00I realize this is already old news, but after havi...I realize this is already old news, but after having blundered into this blog, I felt compelled to reply.<br /><br />I feel great pity for Mr. Rekers. It is, perhaps, a little hypocritical for the oppressed to on the one hand fight to eliminate hate while on the other hand disseminate hate themselves, and so for us to hate this deeply troubled man would be hypocritical. Heatherfeather is on the right track in this respect. <br /><br />As u3q2v said, it is his learned beliefs and customs, handed down by society, that has driven him to lead such a torturous existence: hate not the man, but rather the circumstances that made him. It is to these ambivalent and careless devils that we should devote our attention to. <br /><br />Imagine if things had been different for Mr. Rekers: growing up in an open-minded and loving home, going to an excellent Public School System that taught all-encompassing tolerance and respect, watching and experiencing society and culture as it reinforced these values. Perhaps he would have had just as much of an impact fighting FOR gay rights as he did opposing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-88123918597204472702010-05-09T06:02:47.727-07:002010-05-09T06:02:47.727-07:00This was both fun and interesting reading. It is s...This was both fun and interesting reading. It is sad that society put so much pressure to people that make them hate themselves this much. Yes it is often those who hate gays most, and scream it out loudest are really the most scared ones. Like the scared dog that barks the loudest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-91365019209406041122010-05-08T11:30:14.133-07:002010-05-08T11:30:14.133-07:00@sharin
do you have a link per chance...i am not ...@sharin<br /><br />do you have a link per chance...i am not seeing finding any good articles on the subjectGFVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-23320481703161168122010-05-07T19:26:44.387-07:002010-05-07T19:26:44.387-07:00I'm waiting to read your blog on the NY love c...I'm waiting to read your blog on the NY love crime, because they aren't calling it a hate crime...SharinByakuGannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-52886935309150322202010-05-06T20:41:32.619-07:002010-05-06T20:41:32.619-07:00maybe there needs to be an "outing campaign&q...maybe there needs to be an "outing campaign". Outing people even against their will. It will be hard on them at first. But eventually everyone will finally realize that it really is no big deal. How is this situation even possible in this day and age? When is the human race ever going to grow up???Michael Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610160406709197670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-15840922103442957332010-05-05T15:46:29.007-07:002010-05-05T15:46:29.007-07:00Looks like the MSM are picking up the story as The...Looks like the MSM are picking up the story as The Washington Post blogged about it in the political section today.<br /><br />I would feel sorry for the man but for the all the pain and anguish his group has caused. The sad thing is that his lies sound even more pathetic than if he had come out a la Jimmy Swaggert with the fake tears. They met on Rentboys.com (like any hetero male would look at the site) but he was just a baggage handler?!! Pathetic.heatherfeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794663459815619104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-56084777939314135532010-05-05T14:56:10.237-07:002010-05-05T14:56:10.237-07:00As always another great post!
I too wish that the...As always another great post!<br /><br />I too wish that they would come a day where there people would no longer feel a need to stay in the closet nor to fear being out at all and thus so much less damage to the the community would be done. Its just so frustrating at times to see things that should have been done be all rights yesterday still not done and to know that it dose not look promising for them to get done any time soon, it really dose make you feel like if only the country could see how many actual LGBT people there are things would get done!!aNorthWestViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598507140332496283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-51608512563176636582010-05-05T14:03:54.660-07:002010-05-05T14:03:54.660-07:00My wish for one day is that ALL gay people would s...My wish for one day is that ALL gay people would simply wake up and be a different color. We don’t have to stereotype and say PINK - how about a nice desert-camouflage, NOW that would be sexy! Only when people see we are their sons, their sisters, their boss, the janitor, the doctor, the car mechanic, the celebrity, the teacher, the politician and preachers… will we ever have true equality in this world. You cannot hide being black, for the most part the same for those of the Jewish or Muslim faith (while many Jews tried their best under Hitler) but being GAY is something that is so internal that people can PUT on the SHOW for all of OZ, and people believe it. <br />I take that back, I do not think the MUNCHKINS for a minute - or SOCIETY today believes this charade - it is just so much simpler to "pretend" than it is than facing the TRUTH.<br />Now about my NATIONAL camouflage coming out day – IF this would ever happen I bet there would be so many damn people calling in sick it would shut down the country!Roger Sampleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995895015290685496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-76268031323271770422010-05-05T08:36:41.702-07:002010-05-05T08:36:41.702-07:00You always put a humorous yet thoughtful take on i...You always put a humorous yet thoughtful take on issues like this. A good read as always.Jeromenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-78458810308193332632010-05-05T08:32:25.497-07:002010-05-05T08:32:25.497-07:00While homophobes are ultimately responsible for th...While homophobes are ultimately responsible for their own actions and decisions, they're also products of our society. They're both symptoms and creators of bigotry at the same time. Homophobic ideas fear largely come from a culture of hatred and discrimination<br /><br />I know for sure that my reason for staying in the closet is motivated by an internalized homophobia that I learned throughout my early years. Fortunately, my environment wasn't overly oppressive or homophobic, and I've never felt the need to be homophobic myself to throw people off about my sexuality. Still though, to the extent that I've feared my sexual orientation, and am to this day still carrying an emotional shame about it that keeps me in the closet despite knowing intellectually that there is nothing wrong with it shows just how powerful culture is on each individual<br /><br />Jim's analogy of the homophobes being a "malignant tumor" is a good one. The fear and hatred keeps getting passed on and replicated. We need to change the culture and educate the public, but the hate, fear, etc. keeps a lot of us locked into the cells of our oppression. It's a vicious cycle<br /><br />I really think a major reason why our minority group hasn't achieved Civil Rights compared to other ones is because we are capable of passing as straight. Whereas with many individuals of a different ethnicity, you can visibly tell who is not "mainstream" or the majority. It's harder to hide the ethnicity. This made them larger targets in the short run, but in the long run I think it helped them, because their option of fighting the discrimination was more obvious and they could be united in that mutual struggle. With the "gay community," we're not only down in numbers, but subdivided in a number of sects including the closeted and open. It's hard to unite a social group when there's in-fighting (gay homophobes), isolation/separation (closeted folks who are scared to be near anything/anyone gay), and deceit. Fear and hatred are so powerful that deceit starts looking like a favorable option to hide, to run, and even to lie to oneself. And like the other cycles, fear and hatred encourage deceit and miseducation (wrong facts, made up accounts, ignoring evidence, etc.), and vice versa<br /><br />I used to think my ability to hide behind the curtain was a blessing but these days I don't think this was a good thing for homosexualsu3q2vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845017823913752380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-77156591578846230122010-05-04T21:16:04.240-07:002010-05-04T21:16:04.240-07:00Recall this? New Study Links Homophobia with Homos...Recall this? <a href="http://www.philosophy-religion.org/handouts/homophobia.htm" rel="nofollow">New Study Links Homophobia with Homosexual Arousal</a><br /><br />Was done in 1996. And I bet it's been repeated and verified. <br /><br />The biggest homophobes tend to get highly aroused by gay porn. Imagine that. <br /><br />And yes, JMG has the ENTIRE coverage of this. Quite amusing to read of Rekers protestations on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-59030807152755869482010-05-04T20:02:42.495-07:002010-05-04T20:02:42.495-07:00Keep your eye on Joe My God's site. He's ...Keep your eye on Joe My God's site. He's doing a great job of tracking this after Reker emailed Joe himself claiming he was trying to "save" Lucien.Hayofrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822545784104672102noreply@blogger.com