Is 'Heterosexual Awareness Day' Group a Hate Group?
Is 'Heterosexual Awareness Day' Group a Hate Group? |
Quoting TranquilMind:Why on earth should it be banned? If pro-gay groups can speak, so can pro-heterosexual groups speak. Anything else is unfair bias on the part of Facebook.
Quoting Pema_Jampa:
Seems they were a FB group and have been since banned. I can't find a current link. I also have to run real quick. I'll be back in a little while.
Quoting 12hellokitty:
Is there a link to the group?
I really respect your views on govt, gay marriage, & gay parenting, BTW.
Quoting RandiBear:
No, calling me a homophobe is saying I either fear or hate them because of the choices they make. I do not have a "problem" with it. If I had a problem with it, I wouldn't have friends who are gay and I wouldn't be a supporter of gay marriage, or of gay adoption. Hell, some of the BEST parents I know are gay. I don't think of people according to their skin color or sexuality. I think of them as humans and treat people equally. I only have a "problem" with people who give me REASON to have a problem. Saying I have a PROBLEM with gay people because they are gay would be the same as saying gay people have a problem with me because I'm not...it's stupid. They no more believe in being with somebody of the opposite gender than I believe in being with somebody of the same gender. I am bisexual. I CHOOSE a heterosexual life because the person I fell in love with is a man. My religion had LITTLE to do with my choice to live as a heterosexual woman. So again, I do not have a problem with it, I have a PROBLEM with people calling me a homophobe simply because they ask what I believe and I tell them. Wrong for me, doesn't mean I give two shits from Friday what they do with their sex life. I don't care about ANYONES sex life unless they are sleeping with my DH.
Quoting ReginaStar:
Quoting RandiBear:Why does a difference in opinion automatically constitute hate? I do not support a homosexual lifestyle, it goes against my beliefs....but I also have a transgendered sister, a bisexual sister, and several gay friends. I don't have to SUPPORT their choices to love them. And yes, the life you lead IS a choice...but that doesn't mean they weren't born with those natural instincts.
What ticks me off is that when I voice my opinion and say "I don't support the lifestyle" I get called a homophobe. I have ZERO phobias about homosexuality. I'm not the least bit disturbed by it...but I really dislike being referred to as a hater of people just because I disagree with them. I also disagree with straight couples with open marriages, who choose to live together without marriage, who are swingers....I don't HATE them...I just don't like how they live. I don't have to though, because it's not my life.
I also do not support our government denying marriage rights. Until this country declares a national religion that dictates heterosexuality, they have NO right to say people cannot be married. I don't believe in a government with that much say in my personal life and anyone who does...remember this: today you are in the majority, one day you wont be...and when that day comes and YOUR rights are repressed remember how you were okay with THEIR rights being repressed and don't bitch.
I think it's b/c were at some crossroads in our society. I don't think most have issues with you not believing in their lifestyle as long as your still supporting marriage equality.
It one sense I totally get where your coming from. It's against your moral beliefs weather that's religious our not. Nothing wrong with having different beliefs right. But then I think about interracial marriage. They are ppl just the same who do not not agree with it. They may believe it's against their morals religious or not. But they may support marriage equality therefore not believe they have the right to stop interracial marriages. Can I respect that? NO. Not to long ago a church would not let an interracial couple be members of their church. No I can not respect their personal beliefs. Yes I consider them racist. Well it's the same thing. Your against their lifestyle, their family, how could you expect them to respect your belief that they are wrong, nasty, or whatever you see them as? Calling you homophobic is simply saying you have issues with them or their lifestyle which you do.
LOL, I was just reading their website to my husband and I got to the whole Pancakes for Pride and he burst out laughing. He said that gay couples should go to it and tell the straight people running it that they support their hetero lifestyle.
Honestly, I don't know. See, when I realized I was bisexual I was a teenager and I was also not going to church. I dated a couple girls, but it didn't work (girls are freaking crazy sometimes lol). After I moved out, I started going back to church, met my DH, and the rest is history. Honestly, I don't know how to reconcile it. I know one woman who is a lesbian but she chooses to be single because she believes that acting on those feelings, natural or not, would be wrong. So, I can't really answer what -I- would do, because I'm not really in that situation. Know what I mean?
Quoting Bookwormy:
So now I'm curious. You've given 2 different reasons for your heterosexual lifestyle. If you don't wish to answer me, you needn't do so, or you can PM me. You state you are naturally bisexual. You state that you live a heterosexual lifetyle because 1) of your belief system or 2) you fell in love with your husband. What would you have done if you had fallen madly in love with a woman? What would you have done if you were lesbian? I'm just really curious how one reconciles their beliefs with their sexuality if they don't match.
I really respect your views on govt, gay marriage, & gay parenting, BTW.
Quoting RandiBear:
No, calling me a homophobe is saying I either fear or hate them because of the choices they make. I do not have a "problem" with it. If I had a problem with it, I wouldn't have friends who are gay and I wouldn't be a supporter of gay marriage, or of gay adoption. Hell, some of the BEST parents I know are gay. I don't think of people according to their skin color or sexuality. I think of them as humans and treat people equally. I only have a "problem" with people who give me REASON to have a problem. Saying I have a PROBLEM with gay people because they are gay would be the same as saying gay people have a problem with me because I'm not...it's stupid. They no more believe in being with somebody of the opposite gender than I believe in being with somebody of the same gender. I am bisexual. I CHOOSE a heterosexual life because the person I fell in love with is a man. My religion had LITTLE to do with my choice to live as a heterosexual woman. So again, I do not have a problem with it, I have a PROBLEM with people calling me a homophobe simply because they ask what I believe and I tell them. Wrong for me, doesn't mean I give two shits from Friday what they do with their sex life. I don't care about ANYONES sex life unless they are sleeping with my DH.
Quoting ReginaStar:
Quoting RandiBear:
Why does a difference in opinion automatically constitute hate? I do not support a homosexual lifestyle, it goes against my beliefs....but I also have a transgendered sister, a bisexual sister, and several gay friends. I don't have to SUPPORT their choices to love them. And yes, the life you lead IS a choice...but that doesn't mean they weren't born with those natural instincts.
What ticks me off is that when I voice my opinion and say "I don't support the lifestyle" I get called a homophobe. I have ZERO phobias about homosexuality. I'm not the least bit disturbed by it...but I really dislike being referred to as a hater of people just because I disagree with them. I also disagree with straight couples with open marriages, who choose to live together without marriage, who are swingers....I don't HATE them...I just don't like how they live. I don't have to though, because it's not my life.
I also do not support our government denying marriage rights. Until this country declares a national religion that dictates heterosexuality, they have NO right to say people cannot be married. I don't believe in a government with that much say in my personal life and anyone who does...remember this: today you are in the majority, one day you wont be...and when that day comes and YOUR rights are repressed remember how you were okay with THEIR rights being repressed and don't bitch.
I think it's b/c were at some crossroads in our society. I don't think most have issues with you not believing in their lifestyle as long as your still supporting marriage equality.
It one sense I totally get where your coming from. It's against your moral beliefs weather that's religious our not. Nothing wrong with having different beliefs right. But then I think about interracial marriage. They are ppl just the same who do not not agree with it. They may believe it's against their morals religious or not. But they may support marriage equality therefore not believe they have the right to stop interracial marriages. Can I respect that? NO. Not to long ago a church would not let an interracial couple be members of their church. No I can not respect their personal beliefs. Yes I consider them racist. Well it's the same thing. Your against their lifestyle, their family, how could you expect them to respect your belief that they are wrong, nasty, or whatever you see them as? Calling you homophobic is simply saying you have issues with them or their lifestyle which you do.
She clearly stated she had a problem with how people react to her disbelief in the lifestyle
Quoting 12hellokitty:
Once again just guessing that RB is more concerned about offending God. And I think she knows people will condemn her for her beliefs.
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Quoting RandiBear:
Honestly, I don't know. See, when I realized I was bisexual I was a teenager and I was also not going to church. I dated a couple girls, but it didn't work (girls are freaking crazy sometimes lol). After I moved out, I started going back to church, met my DH, and the rest is history. Honestly, I don't know how to reconcile it. I know one woman who is a lesbian but she chooses to be single because she believes that acting on those feelings, natural or not, would be wrong. So, I can't really answer what -I- would do, because I'm not really in that situation. Know what I mean?
Quoting Bookwormy:
So now I'm curious. You've given 2 different reasons for your heterosexual lifestyle. If you don't wish to answer me, you needn't do so, or you can PM me. You state you are naturally bisexual. You state that you live a heterosexual lifetyle because 1) of your belief system or 2) you fell in love with your husband. What would you have done if you had fallen madly in love with a woman? What would you have done if you were lesbian? I'm just really curious how one reconciles their beliefs with their sexuality if they don't match.
I really respect your views on govt, gay marriage, & gay parenting, BTW.
Quoting RandiBear:
No, calling me a homophobe is saying I either fear or hate them because of the choices they make. I do not have a "problem" with it. If I had a problem with it, I wouldn't have friends who are gay and I wouldn't be a supporter of gay marriage, or of gay adoption. Hell, some of the BEST parents I know are gay. I don't think of people according to their skin color or sexuality. I think of them as humans and treat people equally. I only have a "problem" with people who give me REASON to have a problem. Saying I have a PROBLEM with gay people because they are gay would be the same as saying gay people have a problem with me because I'm not...it's stupid. They no more believe in being with somebody of the opposite gender than I believe in being with somebody of the same gender. I am bisexual. I CHOOSE a heterosexual life because the person I fell in love with is a man. My religion had LITTLE to do with my choice to live as a heterosexual woman. So again, I do not have a problem with it, I have a PROBLEM with people calling me a homophobe simply because they ask what I believe and I tell them. Wrong for me, doesn't mean I give two shits from Friday what they do with their sex life. I don't care about ANYONES sex life unless they are sleeping with my DH.
Quoting ReginaStar:
Quoting RandiBear:
Why does a difference in opinion automatically constitute hate? I do not support a homosexual lifestyle, it goes against my beliefs....but I also have a transgendered sister, a bisexual sister, and several gay friends. I don't have to SUPPORT their choices to love them. And yes, the life you lead IS a choice...but that doesn't mean they weren't born with those natural instincts.
What ticks me off is that when I voice my opinion and say "I don't support the lifestyle" I get called a homophobe. I have ZERO phobias about homosexuality. I'm not the least bit disturbed by it...but I really dislike being referred to as a hater of people just because I disagree with them. I also disagree with straight couples with open marriages, who choose to live together without marriage, who are swingers....I don't HATE them...I just don't like how they live. I don't have to though, because it's not my life.
I also do not support our government denying marriage rights. Until this country declares a national religion that dictates heterosexuality, they have NO right to say people cannot be married. I don't believe in a government with that much say in my personal life and anyone who does...remember this: today you are in the majority, one day you wont be...and when that day comes and YOUR rights are repressed remember how you were okay with THEIR rights being repressed and don't bitch.
I think it's b/c were at some crossroads in our society. I don't think most have issues with you not believing in their lifestyle as long as your still supporting marriage equality.
It one sense I totally get where your coming from. It's against your moral beliefs weather that's religious our not. Nothing wrong with having different beliefs right. But then I think about interracial marriage. They are ppl just the same who do not not agree with it. They may believe it's against their morals religious or not. But they may support marriage equality therefore not believe they have the right to stop interracial marriages. Can I respect that? NO. Not to long ago a church would not let an interracial couple be members of their church. No I can not respect their personal beliefs. Yes I consider them racist. Well it's the same thing. Your against their lifestyle, their family, how could you expect them to respect your belief that they are wrong, nasty, or whatever you see them as? Calling you homophobic is simply saying you have issues with them or their lifestyle which you do.
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- Pema_Jampa
on Mar. 5, 2013 at 12:17 PM