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Warpy

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40. I can relate to a lot of this letter

Mon Dec 30, 2013, 04:34 PM

Dec 2013

Oh, I'm not gay, just smart enough to know I never chose to be straight. It just happened, like being gay did to him.

The south is the most conformist place on the planet, especially if you're young, most especially if you're female. Oh, if you live down there and fit in, I'm sure it's heaven on earth. I did and I didn't and it was pure hell and I'll never go back, no matter how wistful I get for the mountains.

I hope this kid gets his diploma and skedaddles for his dream in San Francisco. Or he can go as far as the cities in NC, where there were gay dancing bars in the 60s and probably still are. Or he can find his dream in NOLA.

There is life away from northeastern Louisiana and I hope he finds it. I hope he lives long enough to find it. And yes, that's how bad things are in a lot of the south. And midwest.

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'I Can't Be Gay In North East Louisiana.' A ULM Student's Powerful Message To Phil Robertson [View all] kpete Dec 2013 OP

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #1

amazing dsc Dec 2013 #2

kick dembotoz Dec 2013 #3

This was posted on Free Republic also and the comments are exactly what we'd expect. CurtEastPoint Dec 2013 #4

As an educated person, Mr. Robertson knows he is a bigot. He has no excuse. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #18

Can we stop pretending (if we ever did) that that place is functionally distinct from Stormfront? nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #48

Oh, I didn't see it out on purpose. I googled the quote and it was a result so.... CurtEastPoint Dec 2013 #56

A&E is happy as hell for the free PR and ratings at the expense of the glbt community. nt msongs Dec 2013 #5

K&R for heartbreaking truth. nolabear Dec 2013 #6

Hear, hear! chervilant Dec 2013 #7

Like I wrote earlier: I am a little less dumb every time I'm reading good stuff like this on DU. marble falls Dec 2013 #8

+1. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #11

You and I have had our disagreements but I believe whole heartedly in that opinion. This site .... marble falls Dec 2013 #15

Hopefully I am also becoming nicer about how I disagree with someone. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #17

Something we all are doing, me, too. I think you and I are in sync on most stuff. I just stay away.. marble falls Dec 2013 #23

I don't recognize that name. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #28

check these out marble falls Dec 2013 #29

Yikes, now I recognize that poster. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #31

My concerns exactly. All it takes is po'ing the wrong clique.... marble falls Dec 2013 #36

K&R gollygee Dec 2013 #9

Every time a dumbass conservative/republican/religious zealot MsPithy Dec 2013 #10

They burned the village to save the village Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #20

k and r niyad Dec 2013 #12

What a heartbreaking article. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #13

Kick! Joe Bacon Dec 2013 #14

K & R…... dhill926 Dec 2013 #16

Very moving. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #19

Reality. Well said. nt Zorra Dec 2013 #21

knr joeybee12 Dec 2013 #22

I lived in Monroe for a few years in the late 80s TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #24

I STILL live here (West Monroe), and yes,... Ferretherder Dec 2013 #58

Well do something to have yourself a happy birthday... TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #64

Thank you, friend. Ferretherder Jan 2014 #66

Afraid I was too young at the time to know anything of the local talents... TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #67

(sigh)... Ferretherder Jan 2014 #68

Because somebody couldn't be gay several thousand years ago in the middle toby jo Dec 2013 #25

Super K & R SoapBox Dec 2013 #26

K&R nt avebury Dec 2013 #27

K/R Jack Rabbit Dec 2013 #30

The Phil Robertson's of the world are chickenshit cowards. Rex Dec 2013 #32

Big K&R n/t Martin Eden Dec 2013 #33

K&R. stonecutter357 Dec 2013 #34

K&R. (nt) Paladin Dec 2013 #35

well, that's just what's real: doesn't he know that Robertson's fears trump reality! MisterP Dec 2013 #37

Man, what an essay! It's just really hard to imagine the insensitivity. calimary Dec 2013 #38

Words cannot express, I can only hope these words never fade from sight.....;( AuntPatsy Dec 2013 #39

I can relate to a lot of this letter Warpy Dec 2013 #40

It must be hard... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #41

I might be tempted to agree, but I can't decide that for him. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #49

with the exception of its largest cities FatBuddy Dec 2013 #42

BS oberliner Dec 2013 #45

BS FatBuddy Dec 2013 #57

I think you just proved how ignorant a statement can be. NM_Birder Dec 2013 #59

you must not get out much FatBuddy Dec 2013 #60

google translators don't give ignorance a pass, NM_Birder Dec 2013 #65

Vermont is one of the most progressive states in the US oberliner Dec 2013 #61

you could fit quite a few vermonts in a place like texas FatBuddy Dec 2013 #63

"When Christian fundamentalists are tied up to the back of pick-ups and dragged... SunSeeker Dec 2013 #43

I am trying so hard to be nice to my brother but he is another knuckle dragging Maraya1969 Dec 2013 #44

That is the most poignant response I've heard so far. I greatly admire his courage. gtar100 Dec 2013 #46

That is a powerful message Cha Dec 2013 #47

Hey Bobby! NOT ALL IDEAS ARE WORTHY. alp227 Dec 2013 #53

"when Christian fundamentalists are tied up to the back of pick-ups" In-n-Out Dec 2013 #50

"I’ve never been under any impression that northeast Louisiana is safe for gays." blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #51

having a "Second-Class Soul" is a very incisive phrase. King_Klonopin Dec 2013 #52

Wow! Egnever Dec 2013 #54

And at the same time, the Phil Robertson's of the world will claim we don't need rights Fearless Dec 2013 #55

K&R Solly Mack Dec 2013 #62