“We all want to be able to be our full selves everywhere”
-Jenny Betz
If you can be you
and I can be me
and we can be we
without panic or worry
then it doesn’t matter
whom you love
whom I love
whether him or her,
it only matters that we
respect one another enough to see
that love is love
in whatever form it might be.
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I was reading today about a teen who was sent home from school because her shirt proclaimed a sexuality that the school administration was uncomfortable with. Meanwhile, at my school, we’re looking into starting a gay straight alliance group and have gender neutral washrooms. We have under 125 high school students. It’s easy to be kind and respectful so our kids don’t need to feel so desperate that they kill themselves when they realize their sexuality isn’t a choice.
Shawn L. Bird 
Why can’t people just be nice to each other? Its incredibly easy! We should respect each other!
My thoughts exactly.
What is wrong with just accepting that humans love humans, in our family we have bi, transgender, lesbian, hetro, and I’ve forgotten what the other one is (not gay and not trans something else) I gave up bothering years ago especially as people seem to slide from one state to another depending upon whom they fall in love. Labels become meaningless, just love the person… ok off soap box – must be the ‘flu and off work!
Kindness and respect are the watchwords. I always say if I am not sleeping with you, why should I care who is?
Jesus said, “Love God”, “Love your neighbor”. It’s really that simple.
There is so much picking and choosing of scripture in this debate, but Jesus did say that was the greatest commandment, so it’s a good one to focus on.
Gender is what you feel inside. I’m glad to be male, and if someone else wants to live “in the house next door”, that is no threat to me.
You hit on a key consideration. Threat. I suspect homophobia results from a perceived threat. It may be from those delusional guys who think they’re ‘all that’ and that everyone wants what they’ve got in their pants. It may be a sense of protection. I simply do not accept the threat!
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Absolutely. We see it in the schools all the time.
Thanks
Beautiful
Thanks, Annie. I appreciate you stopping by!