Hillary Clinton declares 'gay rights are human rights'

[August]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

The homosexual community does not have a monopoly on indecency.

No but their indecency is often deliberately flaunted in situations where such behavior is clearly inappropriate. Madigras and Carnival, especially at night, are adult events. I expect to see drunken people doing such things. Saint Patricks day parades on the other hand are family events where sex, regardless of orientation, is out of place.

[Sailor Steve]

Probably true, and the offending behavior, if it violates laws, should be punished. Like the comparisons between marijuana and alcohol, the comparison itself is fruitless, since it's the behavior that needs to be contained. And like those comparisons, it appears to me that comparisons are being made here for the purpose of finger-pointing and generalization.

Does the public display of offensive behavior mean that all gays are evil? Or does the belief that all gays are evil lead to looking for said behavior and singling it out? For some here it would seem so.

One of my best friends was Bi-sexual way back when it was NOT something you talked about.
He was a tiny bit 'fruity' in dress and presentation and I had many good fights in bad Bars standing up for him.
He died while I was in the Service and I could not carry him to his Grave.
Which I still regret to this day!
A very good female friend now is Bi-sexual and VERY open about it.
Often wanting to show me pictures of her and her friends.
(Sometimes I do look at them)

I don't judge them by thier sexuality. Never have, never will.
They proved to me that they were and are true friends.
They deserve all the rights I have no matter what.

To deny them thier rights in anyway opens the door to deny me my rights.
As a Biker? I know all about being denied rights and the fight you must make to insure you are not denied them.

I laugh at the so called 'parades'.
To judge all other-sexuals by those things is to judge all (Insert Race) by any Gang activity.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by August

No but their indecency is often deliberately flaunted in situations where such behavior is clearly inappropriate. Madigras and Carnival, especially at night, are adult events. I expect to see drunken people doing such things. Saint Patricks day parades on the other hand are family events where sex, regardless of orientation, is out of place.

I would not label the homosexual community by what is described in the posts above. To do so would be akin to placing all heterosexuals in the category that you would see at Mardi Gras or Carnival. Furthermore, I have never seen or heard of such a parade as mentioned above being touted as a family event, making the comparison with Mardi Gras an apt one. As such, the problem seems to be with decency, not sexual orientation. Otherwise, Saint Patricks Day parades become a salient comparison.