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In reply to the discussion: Cynthia Nixon (Sex & the City) says being gay is a choice [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)35. Cynthia Nixon is a treasure. She should not be castigated because of a desire to appease bigots.
I met her several years ago at a political event. I sat down next to her and we talked for a good half hour. She didnt know me from Adam and was very warm and gracious. She was the same way with anyone else who wanted to approach and talk to her.
The point is not to try to appease bigots who are trying to claim that orientation is a choice. The point is to push for complete acceptance and equality. Cynthia Nixon has every right to express her point of view and her sexuality without being attacked from the right or left.
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quote: "let us stop trying to make a litmus test for who is considered gay and who is not" WTF?
icymist
Jan 2012
#5
Or, alternatively, she doesn't think the word accurately describes her.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jan 2012
#42
I think the reallity is, you can pretend to not be GLBT but that is exactlly what
teddy51
Jan 2012
#12
You are so right. Things are never as black and white as we want them to be, are they?
randome
Jan 2012
#29
so well put, people need to stop pandering to bigots who try to take legitimacy away from 'choice'
stockholmer
Jan 2012
#52
Entertainers aren't always the smartest or well educated or well informed people.
Quantess
Jan 2012
#22
Exactly. F__k letting Right wing bigots control how we use language and describe each other nt
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#38
I respect and appreciate that you have dropped the "choice" term at the request of LGBTQ folks.
yardwork
Jan 2012
#50
Dumb headline to OP. She said SHE chose to be gay. If she self-identifies as gay, so be it.
Bucky
Jan 2012
#30
Cynthia Nixon is a treasure. She should not be castigated because of a desire to appease bigots.
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#35
Being a highly-paid professional doesn't necessarily mean you aren't ignorant about some things
slackmaster
Jan 2012
#43