Comments on: BREAKING: Boehner appeals DOMA cases to Supreme Court

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:41:42 +0000

And you are an idiot, who should sit down before you hurt yourself. NO ONE would actively “Choose’ to be gay. It’s a lifestyle that places gay and lesbian people at the mercy of asshats like you, who would do us harm, fire us from jobs, make us lose our friends, or loved ones, or deny us every possible right that heterosexuals have. It’s an EXTREMELY difficult lifestyle that no single person would CHOOSE to be part of. While there are people who, for whatever reason, decide that they cannot be part of the heterosexual world, (IE: abused women, men, etc) that does NOT mean that there are not gay people who are born gay. There is a ton of evidence to prove that it is actually VERY genetic. The problem is that bible-thumping idiots tend to spit in the face of evidence. The funny thing is that no matter WHAT evidence is shown, you people wouldn’t accept it anyways. Christ HIMSELF could come down from the heavens, and tell you that gay people are BORN this way, and you’d call him the antichrist before you accepted that this was truth. Everything about your post screams bigotry, hate, and intolerance. And then you blame it all on ‘liberals’.
When you preach your bible crap to everyone, it’s freedom of speech. When you try to force it on everyone else, as FACT, that branches into religious TYRANNY. We (Gay people) do not care if you personally accept us. We do not expect churches to ‘transform’ their views of homosexuality. We only expect the GOVERNMENT to say “Hey, regardless of what everyone thinks, when it comes to your RIGHTS, you will be treated like everyone else. You will not be told that your relationship is not valid. That you do not have the same rights as everyone around you.”

If the church and its followers do not accept that, then fine. No one cares. Freedom of religion says that a religious group can decide to remain uneducated and as bigoted as they like regarding gay rights. However, the GOVERNMENT has an obligation to its people, to provide life, liberty, and the ability to pursue happiness. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT YOUR BIBLE SAYS ABOUT IT. So stop throwing it in at every possible turn!!! NO ONE CARES! The bottom line is, your ‘defense’ of marriage act has fewer and fewer defenders every year. Every census proves that is only a matter of time before the government has to grant gay and lesbian citizens the SAME rights as everyone else. Wether you idiotic bigots like it or not.

By: eviscerate

eviscerate — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:07:13 +0000

Actually, there is an evolutionary advantage to having a gay portion of the population.. In pre-historic times, the presence of additional adults with no children of their own to care for were freer to go out and hunt and gather more food for the group, thus improving the quality of life for all. They were also available as extra caregivers for others’ children.

By: Rev. Dana Daniell

Rev. Dana Daniell — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:25:00 +0000

Mac, Excuse me, I made a big mistake, the comment I left under your post was a total mistake, I meant to leave it under Peter Someone. Please disregard my message or comment to your post, your remarks I agree with and have no problem with them, please forgive me. I could not figure out how to remove them after I hit the post button but I do want to write this as my retaction. sorry.

By: Rev. Dana Daniell

Rev. Dana Daniell — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:21:09 +0000

Rev. Dana Daniell July 6, 2012 at 3:11 am
Excuse me, I’m sorry that you were born heterosexual, and that you are not considered, “Special”, God bless your normal lifestyle, woops, I forgot, you already get all the advantages anyway. My Bad!, Secondly, there is more to life and marriage than reproduction. Marriage has changed in the last hundred years, we don’t marry for the purposes of maintaining our family property, or for the purposes of keeping our gene line pure, or even for reproduction, Marriage is viewed even by people like yourself as a commitment between two people who LOVE each other and by doing so create the family they choose to create. Thirdly, Mr. Scientist, Judaism is a chosen religious practice, not a race of people that you are born into, there is no “Jewish Gene” either. Before you post your opinions, do your homework first, learn the difference between races, and religions. I fully support the right to your opinions, they don’t bother me, just get your facts right.

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By: DOJ asks Supreme Court to hear DOMA cases | Washington Blade - America's Leading Gay News Source

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 02:59:28 +0000

[...] Last month, attorneys for U.S. House Speaker John Boehner’s Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group filed an appeal to the Supreme Court in the Massachusetts case and Gill v. Office of Personnel [...]

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:01:17 +0000

I’m always amused when I read that someone has said that gay people cannot reproduce. My penis did not fall off when I realized i was gay, and if i chose to reproduce there are mulitple ways to achieve that feat. My decision to reproduce or not reproduce is in fact a choice. My sexuality has no choice. It is who I am and it is what I accept. Being Jew is genetic? Please tell me you’ve chosen not to breed. Your thoughts are a bit scary.

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:32:29 +0000

Hey Wayne Clinton signed it during Newt Gingrich’s reign in Congress atre you kidding me!!!

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:45:37 +0000

John, I agree with nearly all of what you write, with the exception of one thing: my life as a person who is attracted to the same sex has been fantastic, so I, even as a sane person, would surely choose this life if given the choice. I know you don’t mean to do so, but your “who would choose such a life” comment is nearly as offensive/inaccurate as people on the ones coming from the other side.

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:45:19 +0000

Peter – Peter – Peter! Where did you get your “scientific studies” information from? I did not choose to be gay. I tried to go “straight” and went through years of therapy to “change” and be “normal” and guess what? I’m GAY !! I have been since as far back as I can remember and will always be and nothing your or any so-called “scientific study” may say can change me. It is not a choice, any more than breathing, skin or eye color or being right-handed or tall or short, fat or skinny! It just IS !! Even animals have homosexual feelings. Did you also choose to be straight? That’s absolutely ridiculous.
Who made you the “expert” or our “judge”? There have been gays since the first humans, born to heterosexual parents. So what? I’m living my own truth, not that of some else. We are not all the same. No one wants to change you, so why can’t you just accpet us as we are – naturally ?
Get used to it!!! Chanel your energy and effort into something else! Get off our backs!!

By: Jill Davidson

Jill Davidson — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:29:33 +0000

Gay people do indeed have children; 20% are raising children according the Williams Institute’s analysis of census data. All families need protection. The canard that “gay people can’t reproduce” is used against us to attempt to make our families less acceptable than families of straight people. It doesn’t wash anymore.