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Homosexuals Already Have Rights
© 1999 Mark E. Howerter
"The Other Side of the News"
November 8, 1999
Tony Franklin seems hell-bent on bringing up the
subject of "sexual orientation discrimination" all over again. The
Galesburg City Council put the issue to bed two years ago, but Mr. Franklin
won't let it rest.
To try and give a group special rights based on
sexual orientation is ludicrous, but that is what homosexuals want. Why Mr.
Franklin wants it I do not know.
Homosexuals already have civil rights guaranteed
by the Constitution. To grant them the special rights they want would force
churches, day care centers, Boy and Girl Scouts and other groups which are
responsible for the welfare of children to hire them as caretakers. Talk about
hiring the fox to guard the hen house!
The U.S. Supreme Court has established a three
point test to determine who is truly a minority deserving special status.
A group must meet all three requirements to qualify. #1 is immutable
characteristics (can you change?) #2 is economic discrimination #3 is lack of
political influence.
Homosexuals choose their lifestyle and can
change. Thousands of homosexuals have been delivered from their perversion and
have successfully returned to a normal life according to Dr. D. James Kennedy.
Sexual preference is just that, preference.
Homosexuals are no more a true minority than
those who prefer the lights on when they make love! When it comes to economic
discrimination homosexuals certainly do not qualify. 47.7% of homosexual men own
their own home. ("Overlooked Opinion," A Chicago based market research firm,
1/1/92) The average household income for gays is $55,430 while the national
average is $32,286 and is only $12,166 for blacks. ("Wall Street Journal"
7/18/91)
Homosexuals are certainly not without political
influence either. There are at least 22 avowed homosexuals and/or lesbians who
have been appointed to the Clinton White House. (Associated Press Nov. 3, 1993)
There are over 100 members of Congress who are in favor of and support
homosexual legislation on a regular basis. There are at least two avowed
homosexual Representatives in the House.
Homosexuals do not meet any one of the three
qualifications for minority status yet people liken homosexuals to early 1960's
blacks in the South. This is exactly the way homosexuals want to be thought of,
as a special minority with the special rights thereof. They have been extremely
successful with this agenda.
Many blacks are outraged that homosexuals want
minority status. One black leader called it an, "affront to black leaders an
offense to black America." They speak of what the homosexuals are doing as
"hijacking the Civil Rights Act."
In one of their own strategy books, "The
Overhauling of Straight America," homosexuals teach that the imagery of sex
should be downplayed and the idea of gay rights lifted up. They even talk about
the camel's nose under the tent strategy. They want John Q. American Citizen to
think about who they are and not about what they do. This is specifically
written in their own literature.
It does matter whether homosexuality is accepted
as normal by the masses or not. Homosexuals have a radical agenda and they want
to force their lifestyle and the acceptance of it on others.
If what was done behind closed doors really
stayed behind closed doors there would not be such a problem with
homosexuals. The "coming out of the closet" by homosexuals who now demand
special rights IS a problem.
The reason that homosexuals should not be
accorded minority status is very simple. They are not a true minority any more
than people who choose to drive Volvos. Volvo owners are not a majority in
America. The percent of the population who drive Volvos might be about 1%--
perhaps about the same percentage as those who choose homosexuality. Volvo
owners are not screaming on every late night talk show for special rights. They
are content to drive their chosen brand of car and not worry about the fact that
the rest of America chooses to drive something else. Homosexuals do not need
special rights any more than Volvo owners do.
The reason blacks are outraged by homosexuals,
"hijacking the Civil Rights Act of 1960" is unmistakable. Black people and
homosexuals share nothing in common. Blacks were treated as less than human,
bought and sold like animals. Blacks had no rights as citizens or as human
beings. Blacks were thought to not even have a soul. Blacks did not choose to be
black. To try and draw a parallel between homosexuals and the black race is
ludicrous.
The laws we already have on the books protect
homosexuals just like they do any other group. We don't need any more, Mr.
Franklin
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