DUers, your assistance is needed post haste.

[Midlodemocrat]

This article was printed in my local community newspaper and I am so angry, I can't see straight. I called the people at ROSMY (RIchmond Organization for Sexual Minority Youth) and told them that I was willing to do ANYTHING to shut these fascists fucks up.

If you are so inclined, please follow these links and fire off a letter in support of the Gay-Straight alliance as well as thanking those who voted against preventing it. We aren't out of the woods yet.

Thanks, everyone. I'd like to have five minutes with these two self righteous, santimonious, smug faced, ignorant, intolerant, vapid eyed fuckers. I would fucking clean their clock.


http://www.countyobserver.com/schools/schools.shtml


http://www.equalityvirginia.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=dfIIITMIG&b=140727

[peacebird]

1. ok - i am a hetero woman. i have always been attracted to men.

i have never been attracted to women.

this is not a "choice" i made, it is simply a fact about how my mind and body are wired.

i do not believe that people "choose" their sexual identity. our sexual identity is pretty much ingrained in us down to the most basic of instincts.

i choose what to eat, i choose what to wear. i did not "choose" my sexual identity, and i could not "choose" to change it.

where do these cretins come up with this BS?

sigh.

Equal rights for everyone. it's only fair, it's only right.

[Midlodemocrat]

2. As am I. I am a married for almost 17 years hetero

female with three kids with a profound sense of outrage. I was a clinical psychotherapist in CT for several years and the damage wrought by people like these freaks still makes my skin crawl.

Please if you can help, do so. We need numbers.

And, as far as choice goes, I don't think I chose my sexual preference anymore than I chose my eye color (can't say hair color anymore, because I do choose that)

[peacebird]

3. consider it done, Midlodem - I will call tomorrow.

as for me - my curls are natural, my color changes to suit my mood! LOL!

and i'm feeling a good Maureen O'Hara RED coming on now!

[NMMNG]

4. Done and Done

Obnoxious bigoted twits. :grr:

[katinmn]

5. Done. These sanctimonious bitches have no right judging anyone

:grr:

Leave the kids alone!

[terrya]

6. I don't live in Virginia, but I did send emails.

Oh, how I could have benefited from a gay/straight alliance when I was in high school. I was a high school student in Decatur, Illinois, 1970 - 1974. Of course, then, there was very scarce information about homosexuality. Not the books, films, plays, general information that there is today. There was such a feeling of...isolation. I knew even then that I wasn't attracted to women and was attracted to other guys. But of course there was no possible way I could ever act on that. And, since I was different...I wasn't dating girls or anything like that, I wasn't a jock or anything like that...well, let's say I was introduced to the word "faggot". And I was quite acquainted with it.

I had a high school counselor, of course. But I couldn't talk to her about it. What would she say? I barely understood it myself. I mean, how in the world could I possibly open myself up to a total stranger like that? Hell, I was pretty much of a loner then...I didn't have any real friends in high school. And talking to my parents about it? Are you kidding? It's just as well I didn't...my coming out to my parents at 22 was horrible enough (but I won't talk about that here)

I so wish there was a gay/straight alliance when I was in high school. For those kids who don't really understand when they realize their sexual orientation...for some, it's hard. Given still society's attitudes towards homosexuality...it's not easy. Sure, it's the 21st century, but there is still a lot of ignorance, a lot of misunderstanding, a lot of...well, bigotry as far as some high school students are concerned. And, well...to have a such a resource as a gay/straight alliance...to talk to kids like you, as well as straight classmates who are supportive and caring and understanding...that should be nutured and encouraged.

Thank you, Midlodemocrat, for your concern and anger and support. I'm glad there are people like you who are on our side.

Terry

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Thanks, Terry, for doing that.

I am still, even after a decent night's sleep, enraged about this. I would LOVE about 5 minutes with these santimonious, holier than thou fuckers.

My own daughter came to me with a story about a friend who had just come out as a lesbian to her parents. Parents, RW freaks, told her she was going to hell.

Fuckers.

[terrya]

8. That friend of your daughter's...how sad.

I always feel so sad hearing this. That a girl like that should have to put up with that kind of hate...from her parents.

One other thing. The suicide rate among gay and lesbian teens (and I suspect bi and transgendered teens as well) is quite high. I don't know if these kind of groups is a panacea for this horrible statistic. But I can only think that talking with like minded and supportive people can help that troubled gay/lesbian/bi/trans teenager.

[IdaBriggs]

13. She can be comforted by knowing her family will be there, too.

Where else could such evil people end up? :shrug:

[TexasLady]

9. I always ask people like these

at about what age THEY were when THEY made 'the choice'....6? 13? 20? I ask if it was a hard choice, and how did they choose? Stupid uptight fools....

And as for parents like mentioned above, Id have said, 'well, wherever people like YOU are going, I dont wanna go there anyway! ' I have parents like that too. I dont ask THEM what THEY do in the bedroom, because WHO CARES! What gives them the right?...consent, and adults...that's all that should matter, but apparently folks like these need SOMEBODY to hate, and saddest of all they think 'God' sanctions this! I hate religion..:mad:

[xchrom]

10. done

[dobegrrrl]

11. I'm a high school government teacher

and this along with just about everything else that is happening in this country is pissing me off!

[gator_in_Ontario]

12. What a bunch of idiots!

What kills me is the "what about the children?" whining. Let's face it, our society cares nothing about children. The only time these right-wing ass-wipes care about children is before they are born. Once born, they are on their own, to be subjected to abuse, starvation, no health care, no education. Hell, they might even end up floating down the streets of an American city if the weather is just so.
Enough of us have to get angry enough to bring the powers-that-be to their knees. They are proficient at dividing us...race, religion, sexuality. If we would all just realize we are all on the same sinking ship and pull together, I think we could take them. Then again I have been called a dreamer...

[liberalpuke]

14. I am a member of a GSA

I myself am straight though. I actually called Michelangelo Signorile's show about this after he had a crazy pro-family anti-gay right-winger on. I find it hard to believe that people can be so full of hate for their fellow man (or woman). I have an extremely homophobic friend and I was also wondering if any of you DUers had some suggestions for helping him see the light. Michelangelo suggested exposing him to some gay people, but he already knows one and hates his guts.