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In reply to the discussion: Cynthia Nixon (Sex & the City) says being gay is a choice [View all]slackmaster
(60,567 posts)43. Being a highly-paid professional doesn't necessarily mean you aren't ignorant about some things
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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