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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:29 PM Original message |
How many people have made a journey in their understanding of homosexuality? |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. i agree. there is a difference between ignorance and bigotry. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. exactly |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. I had a definite epiphany moment... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. It never made sense to me either... |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Hmm... Interesting, but if I was a fundie, I'd say... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. You can hate whatever you care to |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Many American Indian tribes accept homosexuals and refer to them - |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. That is beautiful, Bobbieo! |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I'd read that before. |
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Saphire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. My epiphany....when I was 19. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
45. Catholic too |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. My education came from not knowing someone was gay |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. As I recall, it was in growing up from being 13 years old to being 22 years old. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. I don't think I still have a very good understanding of it |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. It takes some common sense. Homosexuality has been around |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. Kind of related to the original post, but how many of us are walking a tight rope |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Good point |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. A few DUers, notably lionesspriyanka, |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. For me, it's a question of how you respond to other people's failings. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I'm sorry, I don't understand your question |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. It's wrong for people to be anti-gay. It's enraging. I have a gay daughter, |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
52. thanks oeditpus. atleast i am good for something. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. Do you know, that's a funny thing for me to think about. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Two of my very conservative parents best friends were gay too |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
47. I have a friend that also grew up "lucky" like you |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
17. I grew up knowing someone who was gay, and my best friend since I was 13 is gay |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not me. I'm a complete hypocrite. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. But what was the form of your conversion? |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. No. Always been pro-gay rights. I just didn't want to lose an election over the marriage thing. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'm a former fundy, and yes, my thoughts have changed |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
24. I would say that I used to be a bigot... |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. ... |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
48. Congratulations for seeking recovery |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
25. I've always believed people are who they are |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
27. Not much of a journey for me..... |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. I think I have about the same understanding of it as I always have |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
29. I would think almost anyone above the age of 40. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
49. I'm thinking age makes a difference too |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. It was gradual |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
32. I've never had to make a "journey" regarding my beliefs. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
34. what if I loose myself, sense I know where I'm going? nt |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
35. Great thread. I went through a progression as well. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. I try to view people in ways other than a narrowly-focused sexual one. |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
39. I don't think I ever thought gays were bad. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
40. Not really, no... |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
41. I had a very sheltered childhood. I had heard the term homosexual |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
42. I was never taught |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
43. My mother-in-law did, before she died. She had a VERY hard time accepting her 2 gay kids, |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
44. I don't know if I would call it a journey. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
46. i count myself lucky, growing up my parents always had gay friends so gay |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
50. Not to Get Trippy, But EVERYONE "Makes a Journey" |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
51. Absolutely.... |
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