[Omaha Rocks]

Originally Posted by Stacy From Cali

That's a double standard. See, I would love to keep my hetrosexuality in the bedroom, but being 7 months pregnant makes that a little difficult.

Every pregnant woman had to have SEX to get that way OMG!

So it's a double standard? Kinda like somebody who is relentlessly "in your face" gay, saying "Keep religion at church!"?



And you're pregnant because you had SEX? Dang!

[Fern435]

Heterosexual activity can and frequently does lead to pregnancy.

Homosexual activity, even between the most devoted, loving partners, cannot result in pregnancy/birth of a new human being.

It's not a "double standard"--it's a fact.

[Fern435]

Originally Posted by Stacy From Cali

People who fight for social justice are rarely popular because they force people to confront issues that they would rather not have to think about.

If it brings you comfort to rationalize things this way, go for it!

I don't choose to label people based on their sexual orientation. (Hopefully) There is so much more to a person than that.

[Stacy From Cali]

Originally Posted by Fern435

Heterosexual activity can and frequently does lead to pregnancy.

Homosexual activity, even between the most devoted, loving partners, cannot result in pregnancy/birth of a new human being.

It's not a "double standard"--it's a fact.

The double standard is the "keep it in the bedroom" argument only seems to apply to gay partners...since procreation is evident everywhere and is very much a result of 'accepted' bedroom activity.

Originally Posted by Omaha Rocks

So it's a double standard? Kinda like somebody who is relentlessly "in your face" gay, saying "Keep religion at church!"?



And you're pregnant because you had SEX? Dang!

So its ok to be confronted with evidence of heterosexual sex, but gays are supposed to "keep it in the bedroom"?

Originally Posted by Fern435

If it brings you comfort to rationalize things this way, go for it!

I don't choose to label people based on their sexual orientation. (Hopefully) There is so much more to a person than that.

Ah, but you are taking this out of context. Its not about labeling people with their sexual orientation, its about people choosing their sexual orientation as a central part of their identity and then fighting for their civil rights based on that identity.

[SurfOmaha]

Originally Posted by Fern435

If it brings you comfort to rationalize things this way, go for it!

I don't choose to label people based on their sexual orientation. (Hopefully) There is so much more to a person than that.

Staci's right! Yet you claim not to label sexual orientation, yet you just expressed that homosexuals need to keep it in the closet. If you didn't label, gays around you could be open about being gay!

[Fern435]

Originally Posted by SurfOmaha

Yet you claim not to label sexual orientation, yet you just expressed that homosexuals need to keep it in the closet. If you didn't label, gays around you could be open about being gay!

No I did not, SurfOmaha. Apparently you don't read very well.

There is a difference between asking someone to keep the sex in the bedroom and keeping one's sexual orientation in a closet.

You do not speak for and represent ALL gays/lesbians. People are individuals. One cannot lump them all together and say "All gays want this and that, and they all think this way" as though it is truth.

[mattpoulsen]

Yes, but to advocate for gay marriage rights will generally require someone to actually bring up the fact that they're gay. If certain states would not make gay marriage unlawful then gay marriage advocates wouldn't constantly have to bring up "their lifestyle."

Your argument is a little like telling a black man in the 1800s to keep his racial issues to himself and that we treat people as individuals, so quit injecting your race into every conversation. A group that feels oppressed can't fight against that alleged oppression without actually mention the condition which triggers that oppression - whether it be race, gender, or sexual orientation.

I agree that often the topic comes in from all angles, in places that it shouldn't come up. But the fact is many gays (if not all), feel oppressed. Whether you think they are or not is one issue, and i think reasonable people can disagree with that point. But if you felt oppressed, whether rightfully or not, I can't imagine you would just be quiet about it.

To expect gays to not be vocal about it is simply not practical and its rather hypocritical.

[Fern435]

Originally Posted by mattpoulsen

I agree that often the topic comes in from all angles, in places that it shouldn't come up. But the fact is many gays (if not all), feel oppressed. Whether you think they are or not is one issue, and i think reasonable people can disagree with that point. But if you felt oppressed, whether rightfully or not, I can't imagine you would just be quiet about it.

To expect gays to not be vocal about it is simply not practical and its rather hypocritical.

Thank you for an articulate post! You make an excellent point.

I think being vocal is accepted if the individual or group has shown a level of maturity in their thinking and actions.

[Omahabound]

Originally Posted by Stacy From Cali

That's a double standard. See, I would love to keep my hetrosexuality in the bedroom, but being 7 months pregnant makes that a little difficult.

Every pregnant woman had to have SEX to get that way OMG!

Yet you don't see them inserting that into every thread on these forums (yes, there's some exaggeration there).

If you care to see how public homosexuality can be, I can send you an extremely graphic link of homsexual events in San Francisco and what you'll find gays doing in public as a group. It puts XXX porn to shame.

People like to counter with, "well you see the same thing from celebrations in New Orleans." The simple answer is no you don't. Not like you see there.

[Omahabound]

Originally Posted by Stacy From Cali

The double standard is the "keep it in the bedroom" argument only seems to apply to gay partners...since procreation is evident everywhere and is very much a result of 'accepted' bedroom activity.

Nobody here has asked gay males to keep their AIDS closeted, a natural and frequent result of their bedroom behavior.

If you want to argue that that's absurd I can show you the Center For Disease Control links showing that that is no exaggeration.