Monique Boea wrote:
> None.
>
>
> That is my point.
>
>
> Why let a group of people change the definition of marriage.
>
>
> Again, pretty soon people will want to change the definition of everything
> esle.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Stoner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:55 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Conversation Topic - Abortion
>
> How many married gay couples do you know?
>
> 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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