Ted Carlin
02-17-2007, 02:21 AM
Hi All,
I'm a long time somewhat activist gay man. Now pushing for the reinstated ban on gay marriages in this city.
I am not a believer in outing and feel that should be a personal choice. I'm out because it can't effect me much anymore, but have seen some real bad effects on others, and had one friend drinking himself to death after his parents disowning him after finding out from a newspaper article. I feel that outing is not a very good thing, but admire those who have the conviction to be openly gay.
I also have taken a stand on the disturbing trend taken by some gay youth to get into bare backing, and forming a misguided belief that HIV is not the cause of AIDS, or that that the epidemic is over, or belongs to my generation and that safe sex doesn't apply to them. I've had too many friends die over the years to let those misguided ideas take root.
I am of course against religious persecution, whether it be just the idea that gay lifestyles are wrong, or any hate crime committed because of anyone’s sexual orientation. I also consider state sanction actions such as Iran’s hangings hate crimes as well.
I truly believe that who is in bed with any consenting adult, providing he, or she is also a consenting adult, is sourly their business, and nobody else’s.
I had one fellow, a few years back tell me that if I was for same sex encounters that I must also sanction having sex with children. Nonsense, I to believe that youth must be protected. Not from their own sexual feelings, but from adult predators. I have always found it interesting, as well as disturbing that although straight questionable encounters are much more common, society still prefers to hype-up the gay ones. I feel it is much more important to get any affected youth treatment in dealing with the particular predatory encounter, than enter into a blame game, which affects the victims future sexual encounters as well as their life. This applies to straight as well as gays.
I feel that responsible sex has been, and can be a very wonderful thing when shared between to people. I myself would feel awful about life in general if someone had perverted that belief, by ether actions or misguided confections. Responsibility is a choice, not our sexual orientation, and persecution for who you are is a problem, but who one chooses to share their life with shouldn't be one. Relationships have enough of their own problems to be worked out without some religious zealot getting involved.
I guess what I'm for is fixing what needs fixing and leaving alone that which should work fine.
I’m always interested in other’s feelings on any of te above subecs
I hope to meet many of you over the years ahead.
Ted
I'm a long time somewhat activist gay man. Now pushing for the reinstated ban on gay marriages in this city.
I am not a believer in outing and feel that should be a personal choice. I'm out because it can't effect me much anymore, but have seen some real bad effects on others, and had one friend drinking himself to death after his parents disowning him after finding out from a newspaper article. I feel that outing is not a very good thing, but admire those who have the conviction to be openly gay.
I also have taken a stand on the disturbing trend taken by some gay youth to get into bare backing, and forming a misguided belief that HIV is not the cause of AIDS, or that that the epidemic is over, or belongs to my generation and that safe sex doesn't apply to them. I've had too many friends die over the years to let those misguided ideas take root.
I am of course against religious persecution, whether it be just the idea that gay lifestyles are wrong, or any hate crime committed because of anyone’s sexual orientation. I also consider state sanction actions such as Iran’s hangings hate crimes as well.
I truly believe that who is in bed with any consenting adult, providing he, or she is also a consenting adult, is sourly their business, and nobody else’s.
I had one fellow, a few years back tell me that if I was for same sex encounters that I must also sanction having sex with children. Nonsense, I to believe that youth must be protected. Not from their own sexual feelings, but from adult predators. I have always found it interesting, as well as disturbing that although straight questionable encounters are much more common, society still prefers to hype-up the gay ones. I feel it is much more important to get any affected youth treatment in dealing with the particular predatory encounter, than enter into a blame game, which affects the victims future sexual encounters as well as their life. This applies to straight as well as gays.
I feel that responsible sex has been, and can be a very wonderful thing when shared between to people. I myself would feel awful about life in general if someone had perverted that belief, by ether actions or misguided confections. Responsibility is a choice, not our sexual orientation, and persecution for who you are is a problem, but who one chooses to share their life with shouldn't be one. Relationships have enough of their own problems to be worked out without some religious zealot getting involved.
I guess what I'm for is fixing what needs fixing and leaving alone that which should work fine.
I’m always interested in other’s feelings on any of te above subecs
I hope to meet many of you over the years ahead.
Ted