![]() |
Quote:
Fun Fact: 1/20000 people are born with red hair. 1/20000 people are born intersexed. :D |
Quote:
|
Quote:
I'm straight. I'm whatever gender you want me to be, though. I might be male, I might be female, but I am straight, whatever you see me as. As for the gay rights thing, I'm not supportive, and I'm not against. It's just there. If it doesn't concern me, then I take it as not being my place to stick opinions in. Well, social matters like that, I mean. I'll stick my nose in conversations as much as I please. |
My opinion on gay rights is that I want it to happen. But, I don't think the government can play any part in it. We can pass a law saying that buisnesses and communities must allow LGBTs to live there safetly/be hired, but we can't pass a law saying that anyone has to accept us for who we are. That's a person's choice. Same as with peoples' views on people of different races, yes we must allow them the same jobs and oppurtunites that we have, but it doesn't mean we have to like them (I'm Cuban, and I have no grudges against any race). In the end, it's a matter of what the people decide to accept. I believe even attempting to pass a law for gay acceptance socially would hurt more than it'd help. As far as a law should go, gives LGBTs the following:
-equal oppurtunites academically and in the work enviornment. -right to be married. I'm only 15, gay, and I've not researched what else LGBTs aren't given equality in, but the above is what I do know. |
As far as homosexual rights go, in California (where I reside) they already have achieved their goal. In this Golden State they have more rights than heterosexuals, not less.
|
Quote:
That's kind of impossible =/ |
Quote:
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
The fact that they actually banned gay marriage after legalizing it brings quite the facepalm from me.
Actually the fact that it isn't naturally legalized in all of the United States brings a facepalm, but not quite as much as Proposition 8. How it has actually survived baffles me greatly. |
Interesting... We have a transgender ad here now...
Yeah... some governments will never seize to amaze me... |
Here in Califonia we do have gay marriage just under a different name. Domestic Partnership grants all state level rights of marriage to same sex couples that marriage. Do appreciate that in states like Iowa and other states that allow gay marriage those couples still only get state level rights not federal rights. In this state homosexuals are allowed to supress a persons 1st Amendment rights under so-called Hate Crime laws. Under these laws a person can be sentenced to a harsher sentence because of their belief system.
|
It makes you wonder why America (in general) doesn't want equal rights for everyone... They might preport to be a democracy, but that doesn't seem like to be one.
|
Quote:
Hate crimes are just saying that you did two things wrong with one act: 1) you attacked someone and 2) you discriminated against someone. That's fair if you ask me. |
Quote:
I wonder what happened to the Separation Of Church and State? |
Well obviously the fundamentalists will brainwash themselves saying that the forefathers believed in Christianity and such :s
Or however they go about defending their conservatism anyway. |
Out of my group of friends, there are three bi guys and myself. Only one is openly bi, the rest ain't so we're always wandering off to talk about boys <3
|
Quote:
Now that the fundamentalists have been successful in banning gay marriage in several states, what are they going to force upon us next? Even conservatives should be for the separation of church and state. It brings freedom of religion. |
Makes sense, then again, there are quite a few generalizations about conservatives to begin with (some of which seemed to be present in that political compass questionnaire.
Soon probably they'll want to control your thoughts all together. |
Quote:
Quote:
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
Quote:
Quote:
And "the common people" weren't exactly all unhappy. If I recall, the vote was something like 52%/48%. Big changes should need more than a simple majority vote, not that this should have ever been up for a vote. There are basic rights that shouldn't be up for such easy changes. Quote:
And committing a crime based on hate was what I was talking about. If someone attacks another person, let's say it's for being gay, they're not just hurting society in a general way (which is all they would be if they attacked a random person), but they're also physically trying to stop gays specifically from enjoying the same rights as everyone else, ie., trying to make them second class citizens, which is worse than a random attack. |
Quote:
Quote:
On the note of campaign contributions, the US Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that limiting political contributions by organizations (including the Mormon or any other church) is unconstitutional. The majority opinion said that corporations and individuals alike have a constitutional right to voice their opinions by participated in the electoral process and that by limiting contributions, the government is opressing that organizations' 1st Amendment right to voice its political opinion. Now regarding ballot initiatives and Prop 8. First, in order to prove that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right, you would have to prove that marriage in general is a fundamental right. Homosexuals aren't the only group that are barred from marriage (take the aforementioned Mormons and their polygamy for example). By that point of view, bans on polygamy are unconstitutional because they deny certain group the freedom to practice their religion and deny them the basic right of marriage. Many argue that marriage isn't a right but rather a privelege the government grants you in order to advance a compelling interest they have. If we begin saying that certain issues shouldn't be allowed on the ballot then we might as well do away with the initiative process altogether. If we did that any party who was simply bitter they lost an election could but restrictions on the initiative process to the point that it loses it's very democratic ideal. |
Quote:
If you believe that to be good, then you don't stand for equality. No, I am not encouraging straights to go beat the living **** out of LGBTs, or shoot them, but as was said before, laws can be passed about giving LGBTs equal rights, but nobody can be forced into acceptance of homosexuality if they don't want to be. Essentially, the fact that Californian LGBTs can have a straight person(or pretty much anyone who says something they don't like)locked up just for, I suppose calling them that "f" word, is frightening, at least to me. For one thing, it would most definitely give reason for straights to hate gays(assuming they didn't have a valid or bs reason beforehand), and it would also open the floodgates to where the 1st Amendment would be destroyed altogether, and there would be minority rule. That is, if such a policy was implemented nation-wide. I'm not saying minorities shouldn't be held equal to everyone else, but they are the minority. They can't be given all power and freedoms just for the sake of that accursed political correctness. Bottom line: Do you want to be accepted ever? Forcing people to accept you won't work, unless you take away all their rights. But then who'll be the hypocrites? Just consider that. |
Quote:
|
FreakyLocz14, the Supreme Court (which, by the way is a very non-democratic institution) made a big mistake and initiatives that try to take away people's rights should not be allowed. Other kinds are fine.
Quote:
Is this the kind of misinformation that gets spread around? That doesn't happen. It can't happen. There are anti-discrimination laws, but they're the kind that say you can't fire someone just because they're queer. That sort of thing. No one gets put in jail for shouting out slurs. |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:08 AM. |
![]()
© 2002 - 2018 The PokéCommunity™, pokecommunity.com.
Pokémon characters and images belong to The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo. This website is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK, The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International. We just love Pokémon.
All forum styles, their images (unless noted otherwise) and site designs are © 2002 - 2016 The PokéCommunity / PokéCommunity.com.
PokéCommunity™ is a trademark of The PokéCommunity. All rights reserved. Sponsor advertisements do not imply our endorsement of that product or service. User generated content remains the property of its creator.
Acknowledgements
Use of PokéCommunity Assets
vB Optimise by DragonByte Technologies Ltd © 2023.