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Re: Gay Assyrian Diary... mine actually
Posted by pancho (Moderator) - Sunday, December 11 2011, 18:22:27 (UTC)
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Emil wrote:
>The great thing about having survived the uncertainties and constant anxieties of living in phobic societies as a queer youth, and not having let it destroy me (suicide) is that as an adult I can withstand the "hate"; it doesn't hurt one ounce. On the contrary, it makes me feel sorry for the persons living WITH the hate.
>What kind of "good" life can you have if you harbor ill-feelings for others? Resentment, anger, discrimination, hate don't destroy me/us, they only chip away at your own foundations as a human being and what you bring to the table in this single lifetime.
>Being homosexual may or may not be a choice- everyone's different, but being homophobic, racist, sexist, ageist, etc. IS a choice.
>LGBT youth have been terrorized for centuries. Even today they continue to commit suicide as young as the age of ten, or younger. How YOU live your life directly impacts the conditions and terrible environs these kids have to negotiate on a daily basis. Why would you want blood on your hands?
>I urge you to reconsider your intolerance. You can be Christian and a supporter of LGBT youth at once. If my own very Assyrian and very Christian grandmother can do it, anyone can!
>Life is hard enough for teenagers- please don't make it harder than it is. Children take everything personally. The least we can do is not use gay-based euphemisms in their presence. This is just one simple step in changing our behavior/thinking.
>Simply demonstrate to our children an attitude of tolerance and acceptance toward others and each other. That is all. It's very basic.


...that is all well and good...but what happens down the line? If we embrace Gay youth, some day laws may be changed making murder and infanticide legal. At least that's what Thomas Aquinas said.



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