I gonna Rant....

Quote of the day: "In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality:  the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation."  ~Simone de Beauvoir

So it's about time that I had a rant.. and I know someone or probably more then that is gonna be offended,

This weekend in London is Gay Pride parade/party

I HATE Gay-Pride... I find it offensive... there I said it.. now I gonna defend myself before the hate mail starts.. I don't not hate, Lesbians,Gays,Bisexuals, Transgenders,or Questioning. or any other of the sub groups there of.

     If your are one of the LGBTQ  Great!!! I believe that you SHOULD have the same rights and privileges as those that are not.. I think you should be able to walk down the street holding the hands of your partner or kissing your partner in public, to be able to marry whom ever you want, without the comments harassment or being stoned.

I have friends, that are LGBTQ. and support them completely... and I will continue to do so  society accepts them for who they are.

      But the Gay pride parade.. It is offensive to me on the same level as the the pro-life protesters do. (that is another rant for another day. And yes before you ask, I am pro-choice)

    I can't run a Straight Pride parade, cause I would get stoned.. and not in the Hey dude pass the doobie way, more in the biblical way, because that would make me a bigot, and a couple other things I can't spell...

    Why should every other group get to make a public statement, that interferes with the flow of the city? why should any one group have any special treatment over another?

  If every group got to have a parade or festival to mark their differences and  "Individuality" nothing would ever get done. we would have something taking up every weekend of the year... not that that is a bad thing, give people something to do..

At one point there was a purpose for it.. to get society for use to everyone being out in the open.. and it was good idea..Hell it was a Great IDEA!!

got the message out ... it got peoples attention...  now... not so much.

      The whole thing has gotten to the point of people being apathetic, or viewed as an excuse to be able to wiggle one's junk out in the open without being arrested for indecent exposure, party in the street and sell homemade crafts for more then normal because there is a cause behind it.

And in my opinion, the message got lost.

Somewhere in the between the sparkly buttocks and the capitalistic money grabbers

  Yes I agree that more needs to be done till all the bigotry is erased, and everyone is accepted. and I mean everyone...

But it the "Them" versus "Us" mentality, has never solved anything, and unfortunately it is everywhere, and that sucks

  

but there needs to be another way to get people to change their minds and to "see the Light"

but maybe instead of forcing  one's sexuality down people's throats.. (sorry best phrasing i got at the moment) maybe finding another way to teach tolerance and understanding,  and finding a way to get legislation changed.  part of that is instruction of our youth,

     One of the things I learned from working at McDonald's and viewing their business model is get them while their young, (honest it's one of the things they teach you when working at McDonald's)

     My wife and I have taught our daughter, that it is O.k to love someone no matter what gender they are, Love is love.  and who you love or choose to love or love for that minute, it is your business, not the government. Defiantly not the Church.. or the general public for that matter.. there is a quote from Elton John that I love, it makes me giggle a bit... but kinda fit

"There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex.  People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats."  I really like this qoute...

 I don't have all the answers,  and I truly do wish that there wasn't a need for all these events, And I understand that people need a way to celebrate if nothing else then just an excuse for a holiday,   but then maybe instead of every weekend ,  we get a legislative vote for One official day..make a Gay Pride Day... official federal  holiday paid and everything.. why not? we get black history month, The Church(s) gets their separate holidays that everyone else Must RESPECT, every other group gets one, and the everyone complains we need more holidays to separates the months,   there we go.. I like it.. I would even vote for it... and anyone who actually knows me... that kinda never happens...

but anyways I have ranted.. I feel better... 

you all have a nice day

James

Just a little amendment: before the insults and criticisms come in "you don't know what it's like!" "how can you judge us"...shyt like that.. and this is something I had to think about posting after I had already posted my rant...
  I do know what it is like...
I am bisexual, and a pagan. (there now it's on the internet.. can't take that back..... THRRRRPPPP!!!!)
 I come from a predominately Christian family... and have spent most of my life in small towns, so I spent a long time hiding this two important parts about myself...
The day I "came out" on both fronts.. I was scared beyond belief.. I thought for sure I would be disowned, if not worse...
so ya, I do know what it is like... I just don't flaunt it, or throw it around, far as I am concerned it is nobodies business...
Later peoples