Hillary Clinton declares 'gay rights are human rights'

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

the point I was making when I started this crapstorm is....

lol, you are clearly not long enough on here to call this quite civilized discussion here a crapstorm, just check out some earlier discussions in GT- no offense, man!

Originally Posted by soopaman2

If you are fighting to be equal then why do you need a parade that does nothing but showcase your eccentrism?

I hate ties, I find them ugly and disgusting, one of the most ridiculous and useless pieces of clothing that humans ever invented, but who am I to judge how other people dress? Guess there are also some people who find my clothing ugly.

Originally Posted by soopaman2

Be equal, by just being gay and living your life. Not closing down traffic for half a day in New York City, because you want to wave a rainbow flag and wear a dress.

Isn't this the same about Puerto Rican Day in NY - closed streets, people waving flags and (chicks) wearing dresses? Though I haven't seen this event live, got my wisdom from a Seinfeld episode

Originally Posted by soopaman2

Just be gay. Be yourself. Be confident in what you are and 98% of us will accept you. But realize it makes some uncomfortable, and not rub peoples noses in it

Well, this is a mixed thing. There is certainly an amount of showing: "hey, we don't want to live in closets and that's how we roll!"
Then there's also self-display; to have another American Fooball analogy: on the tv broadcasts the camera zooms much less onto the Joe Sixpacks applauding in the stadium than on the fat guys with their team colors on their naked bellies

Personally I think the same if I meet someone and he tells me in the first sentence: "Hi, I'm Fred and I am gay." than about someone telling me "Hi I'm Jane and I'm a Buddhist/vegetarian/toilet cleaner/goldfish admirer/etc." : "Did I ask about this and wth does this have to do with anything?"