Monique Boea wrote:
> What civil rights are gays being denied of?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:35 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Conversation Topic - Abortion
>
> At 08:28 AM 6/8/04, Monique wrote:
> >Larry, you guys are all of a sudden bringing up the race issue
> because you
> >now know that i am black.
>
> No, we're bringing up the race issue because the same laws, specifically
> the 14th amendment, that struck down discrimination based on race, also
> cover discrimination based on sexual orientation.
>
> >A gay white man, steps out of his front door and no one may know he
> is gay
> >(unless he flaunts it of course).
> >He can go to an interview and no one will know he is gay. He can
> apply for
> >housing and no one will know he is gay.
> >I cannot hide the fact that I am black...this is not the same issue.
>
> A lot of light skinned black people hid their race by "passing" as
> white. They usually ended up ostracized by both whites and blacks. Are
> you suggesting that gays should mimic this behavior and go back into the
> closet?
>
> Regardless of why anyone is being denied their civil rights, that
> denial is
> wrong. The same arguments that were used to deny rights to blacks
> are now
> being used to deny rights to gays. When we start making laws that strip
> people of their rights, we open up the legal system to denial of
> rights to
> anyone that those who are power desire to oppress.
> _____
>
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