Anyone, can post to any thread. Whether they understand or 'get' the intent of the author/writer.
So am I to take it that this means it is now okay with you if straight folks are supportive and excited about changes in the laws, and you won't get pissy if we post a topic or engage in discussions instead of 'minding our own business'? I for one, have been reluctant to say anything on the subject for quite some time now.
Have I ever been obverse Talesin, with regards to what you've stated or shared previously on the subject?
My intent was....so far from how you interpretted it; that like several times before, you leave me baffled, perplexed and confused.
You don't have to be reluctant or quiet. You can say whatever you like, whenever you like about any topic that suits your fancy.
I think I may be having one of my Special Ed moments, as I don't understand the nature of your question or how to answer it.
IF you mean "Do I stick with, stand up for a gay or lesbian..." just becuase they are gay or lesbian. Then I'd say NO, but I think I'd need to observe myself in action there. I tend to take things on an individual basis when dealing with people (of any group loyalty) or even dogs and cats. I cant stand some individuals, I love some others, and the majority I just deal with as the situation demands.
I reread your questions. I think that with a specific group, that when there is the idea that "we should" have solidarity or what ever, that it is like a false sense of intimacy, it feels to me as forced and ingenuine, and THAT is one of the things that made my hair always prickle while a JW.
As for the gay and not guilt thing, I think I am there, but I feel stuck, or even suspended in the middle of the transition. And that frustrates me. Everything important to my life I learned before or in kindergarten, well, I feel like I'm missing some important "modules".
There is more in heaven and earth than are dreamt. I have never seen only two sides to any issue.
I am not aware of any negative feelings toward homosexuals. While I would feel awkward being a part of a conversation centered around detailed descriptions of homosexual activities among friends of mine, I would also feel awkward being a part of such a discussion involving detailed descriptions of heterosexual activities among my friends. Call it leftover Victorian squeamishness if you like.
I haven't seen any evidence in this forum of cliques based on sexual orientation. Maybe I arrived too late to catch all the fun?
I know he was probably worried, but tell your husband from me, he's perfectly safe in my company
;My husband is the one man I know who is about as comfortable with his sexuality as you are!
Of course, it may not have been himself he was worried about... he may have sensed a certain proclivity toward a filled king-size bed and gotten up his guard.
I haven't seen any evidence in this forum of cliques based on sexual orientation. Maybe I arrived too late to catch all the fun?
Me neither. I agree also with an earlier poster who hoped that one day acceptance of homosexuality will be as unremarkable as acceptance of heterosexuality. I'm a little bit wary of "joining" or afiliating with a group based on shared views or orientations, but I acknowledge the value of such groups at particular times in a person's journey through life.
I feel like saying, "Some of my best friends are straight" - and they are - but it reeks of reverse condescension.
I'm glad that I'm much less reactive during this kind of discussion that I used to be!
