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Article #136Re: Left handedness indicates gayness
From: Richard
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00
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<snip> > >Looking at this makes me > >cautiously optimistic for gays; as time passes one's sexuality may well be > >as important as one's handedness. Unfortunately for those of us living in > >the now, the old attitudes still persist. > > > Hear hear; I frequently use left vs. right-handedness when arguing > with homophobes. I once completely converted (to *tolerance*, not > homosexuality :-) a mixed-race staunch Catholic girl who said that she > "didn't approve of the gay lifestyle" by comparing her attitude to > somebody saying "I don't approve of the black lifestyle". It's not a > *lifestyle*, it's just a physiological characteristic -- you can > hardly *blame* someone for it, even if you find it distasteful. > > She's now one of my best friends, incidentally... > > Seldo. <snip> This just goes to show that if one remains susceptible to reason and is prepared to question dogma, question one's conditioning and face one's fears life can be so much more rewarding. This them allows one to meet diverse and interesting people and forge wonderful and lasting new friendships. Thank goodness I had sufficient savvy to shrug off the racism and other phobias 'taught' to me by my parents; I can kiss and hug my friends regardless of their gender, love them like family and then reflect upon my lucky escape. Perhaps I can even feel a little pity for Copeland even considering the lives he took or ruined because of his own fears and dogmatic beliefs; if only he had a chance to speak to some of us. Richard.
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