Apparently, the reason I am pro-gay rights

[Mollis]

is because I am "young and naive."
Thanks, Dad, for pointing that out.

[tblue]

1. And I have a 'bleeding heart.'

Too bad.

[daninthemoon]

2. you must be carefully taught.

[gollygee]

3. I'm "obsessed with justice"

and my brother told me that like it's a bad thing.

[patrice]

4. Yeah, you'll know you're grown-up when you stop believing in universal Love. nt

[Mollis]

6. oh, ya

I guess that's what he thinks.

[patrice]

12. Sorry! 'bout that. Don't let it get you down!

:hug:

Om namah Shivayah!

[nancyr]

5. And I am old and senile.

But I am for rights for everyone...period.

[Sal Minella]

10. Same here. I'll vote for Young & Naive over Old & Narrow-Minded any day of the week.

I think it's also called having a basic sense of fairness, yes.

[KitchenWitch]

7. I have sick friends...

:eyes:

[bluedawg12]

13. And they love you!

Heh heh heh :hi:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

8. One day you'll grow up and realize that gays make a handy scapegoat for your personal failures. nt

[madmadmad]

23. funny! sad too, but funny!

[Journeyman]

9. May we then all be spared from hoary wisdom . . .

[bluedawg12]

11. Beats old and cynical any day.

Human rights seem like a mighty nice young and naive cause! Good for you.

[Wetzelbill]

14. older people voted for Bush. How's that for naive?

Or just plain ignorant and stupid.

[Mollis]

15. lol...no kidding

He was all for Bush, but doesn't ever talk about him now.

[Wetzelbill]

20. oh I would never let him hear the end of that one

lol. Of course, I have found that with my friends who voted for Bush and supported Republicans, that they now regard me as nearly God-like in my political predictions over the years. Even my Dem friends were skeptical. They thought I was going too far when I said Bush might put us into another Great Depression... yeah well whose crazy now? :) So sometimes it is good to sit back and lord your rightness over others. :)

[BlooInBloo]

16. Ah - nice. Usually it's because "you're really a queer, aintcha?".

[Mollis]

17. Ahh, well

he asked me that a few times.
He said he would love me even if I was. Don't know if I believe that. Not with the way he talks about gay people.

[BlooInBloo]

19. hahahah! Much like the first time you get called "nigger lover", it's shocking, but you get over it

Kinda like jumping into cold water. Really really REALLY cold water.

[Mollis]

21. haha. ya

I'm sure I will. And he better get over it.

[camera obscura]

18. Ugh, my parents did that too.

Nothing like hearing "well are you a lesbian??" from your stepmother over the dinner table.

[TripleKatPad]

22. Here's some small hope for you

My parents are 82. They are constantly reminding me to be accepting of gay rights. (I don't *need* to hear this, but I love 'em to pieces for raising me as a true-blue liberal, and I acknowledge them when they still "teach" me.)

[Mollis]

24. Aww :)

That's awesome.

[Greyhound]

25. Take it from a geezer, you're right, he's wrong.

Hold on to your principles and continue to do the right thing and you will make the world a better place.
:thumbsup:
:fistbump:

[Mollis]

27. Thank you :)

:fistbump:

[pnwmom]

26. He's old and still naive, which is worse.

He apparently doesn't realize how many miserable "Brokeback Mountain" marriages occurred among the members of his generation, and in previous generations.

My parents' 27 year long marriage being among them.

In other words, he doesn't understand that gay people have ALWAYS gotten married. So the choice is, do you want gay people marrying your (unknowing) straight children (the "traditional" model of marriage) or gay people marrying your gay children?