Ed D35

Gay/Lesbian

When did you realize you were gay?

WOW!!! Almost identical point on point (post 2 and 3 )as to myself as well. I did however, giving into to whole BS schbeal about church and a wife and kids. I knew that I always wanted to be a parent, unfortunatly I went through the whole staright marriage thing. After my wife passed in a car accident, I met a really great guy and found the true meaning of life. We had two more children and adopted three. I couldn't be happier and no one can ever try to tell me otherwise. If it starts, contains or has the bible this, the church that, then they really don't want to know anything else about life. People are born Gay, it's not a choice, it's who we are, just as some are white, of color, male or female.  (Sunday Nov 29 | post #652)

Gay/Lesbian

Why Gay Marriage Is Such A Big Deal

Unfortunatly some of the posters on here believe that this is a religous thing, equal rights that is what we are seeking has not a thing to do with religion. You can keep your cult beliefs of religion I'm sure that most will agree with that.  (Nov 8, 2009 | post #48)

Gay/Lesbian

Why Gay Marriage Is Such A Big Deal

Just a few things that NOT being legally married can prevent you from: Health and Welfare benefits from your or your spouses employer, medical decisions ie. life and death circumstances in the event of a catostophic event, car accident, stroke, cancer. Child custody, adoption, life insurance payouts, SSI benefits and a civil union doesn't necessarily guarantee that you will be entitled, oh let's not forget the very recent mortage debackle by Countrywide Lending, and yet those are just a FEW f the many rights that are NOT equally afforded to us. If your partner is on life support, guess what the family can come in and say you have no say here and bar you from the hosital or any further decisions, I've seen it happen just a few weeks ago, so yes, we're just trying to ruin the sanctity of marriage by demanding equal rights.  (Nov 8, 2009 | post #15)

Gay/Lesbian

Gay activists to set up Stockyards kissing booth

Oh what a grasping act you have become, but hey that's OK you don't seem to realize that you're placing your narrow view point by taking away or elinating the choise for others, it's not just about what "you think or believe" that's what equality is all about the freedom for all, but that's OK that's what works in your closeted world of reality that's OK, just let the rest of us make and have our our choice.........by showing PDA it's not taking away anything from anyone, a few words come to mind, tolerance, acceptance, unconditional, period!! Kind of reminds me of a state I traveled through; there's a little saying, "Look, I've been to Arkansas, and you walk among us!!" Good luck to 'ya!!  (Nov 8, 2009 | post #68)

Gay/Lesbian

Gay activists to set up Stockyards kissing booth

Look, Drama Queen ... I may have delivered a crock, but you're the one who ate it up. Oh, please far from being a Drama Queen, becuse I made a point to speak out on an issue at hand. I know exactly whom you are or more importantly, whom you try to be....that would be more accuartely decribed. Not your girlfriend or anyone elses let's set the record straight on that issue. Because I'm from California the issues are applying to us all, this is really about equality for ALL or is it just your littl social club. For the record yes, I am happily and legally married to my husband and that's all that needs to be said about that, It's legal period. We also happen to have family/realatives that live in Texas, Fort Worth, Dallas, El Paso, Houston San Antonio, so I think that we've got more than a vested interest in suporting the communities at whole. It just seems to me that this is just more about you as a whole than the community as a whole and that it revolves around no one but you, that's a shame. Believe me I know whom you are, what you have done and what you are not  (Nov 6, 2009 | post #59)

Gay/Lesbian

Gay activists to set up Stockyards kissing booth

Oh.........so because they didn't recieve an "official edorsement" from the Fort Worth L/G community center (just a ref) their group is not valid, should not be recognized, they're trouble makers etc. oh now I see, they are just there to stir things up. What a novel crock of shit you just deleivered. Because it's not observed as this or that?? Yes, I watched the video, read the wirestory and clearly it was just an outragious form of trouble causing gay acivists. It still reinforced what I said previously, why do we have to remain hidden an in the closet when it comes to showing affection?? You can stay back behind your winter coat if you wish, I won't!! I fail to see and I've followed the story where this was such an upraor of an event. All it was was an event to the path of equality, but you and let's not forget the verse quoters who want to make it something terrible. I reaffirm my position that you're not quite all about equality and that's all the little both was trying to support. Fort Worth has a bit longer road to travel yet. I do have a friend that attended and there may have been an over the top kiss or two.......but certainly nothing worse than a straight function, and nothing to incinuate the dgree of agitators as you suggest.  (Nov 5, 2009 | post #53)

Gay/Lesbian

Gay activists to set up Stockyards kissing booth

Hmmmmmm.......but a clue they're a buck at Wal Mart  (Nov 5, 2009 | post #51)

Gay/Lesbian

Gay activists to set up Stockyards kissing booth

I'd be willing to bet if this was a straight oriented event, there wouldn't be a word said about it and probably no matter where it was held. And to comment on your statement that "these people" well it sort of speaks for itself on it's own merrits......sound s a bit homophobic and predudicious just on it's words. The fact that a group from the G/L community is hold a kissing boothe at the stockyards is besides the point, you would make some statement just because it's a form of PDA....you clearly have a problem with it, remember it's tacky as you said. But I'll bet you'd probably be OK with it if it were a straight venue right?? Now please tell me how that form would be something to be admired about your city when the fact is with you it's not about inclusion, but exclusion and conditional. The point being made here it awareness, acceptance, and equality for all. I think that you're a bit delusional when your soap box on being representative of fairness and open-mindedness when it's the exact opposite by your own words. Oh and let's not forget the whole backlash thing....remember the recent taco incident??? Yes, fairness and openmindedness, yes I think those are traits that a few Texas cities need to be concentrating on, it goes right along with equality.  (Oct 21, 2009 | post #45)

Gay/Lesbian

When Parents Are Too Toxic to Tolerate

I know that some will not agree with my feelings and statement on this thread, but here lays a bit more on the subject at hand. We were raised up very religious, of course that was the first thing from my mother, was I didn't raise you to be this way, the bible this and that, oh then Granny and Gramps.......the epitomy of good church going people, well known, upstanding members of the community......see where it's heading?? Now it was OK for everyone elses transgressions and basic drug and alcohol problems and I can go on, but my wanting just a bit of a normal life without the selfish guilt and judgments because of whom I am, and let me make another point here. Out of all of my siblings, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins etc., how I escaped the gene of getting messed up with drugs and alcohol out of the majority of my family and taking a stand that no I'm not going to put up with this, hey I think I did pretty darn good. I am happily married, have 5 grown boys, (our oldest passed this year) and all of our kids are in the military and one with two years left in Grad school, hey, I'm quite comfortable with making the decisions that I made and no regrets, except for I wish I would have done it earlier.  (Oct 20, 2009 | post #26)

Gay/Lesbian

When Parents Are Too Toxic to Tolerate

Well, for me, having grown up in a large family, 15 brothers and sisters, parants divorced remarried etc., it was all so easy for my Dad to forget the first family. Luckily, we were all reunited and came together once again. I've always had a rellationship that was straigned with my family, too many and OMG the never ending dramas. So, for me being the only Gay child it was easy to sort of divorce my parants, they found it the best option for them. It was the best thing that I could have ever done. Don't misunderstand me, I have had a good relationship with all, but it was such a great feeling to not have the emotional guilt, feelings and all that goes with it. It's made me the strong willed individual person I am today and enabled me to teach my own children to become the strong, driven, but caring and compassionate people they have become today. The only regret is that I didn't do it sooner when I was an older teen, I think it would have spared my heartbreak, but I did learn many lessons along the way. I would do it all over again, but sooner and maybe a bit different, yes hidesight they say is 20/20, but sometimes the lessons you learn in your travels of life are of higher importance. Long story short, if you feel your parents or family in general is toxic in part of your life you own yourself a good dose of sanity, put a period, turn the page and start a new chapter in your life for just you. It's a case by case senario that works just that way, I would rather be happy, and mentally healthy than to go through the things I did with my family. It's always a work in progress and it is something that you have to sit down and do a bit of thinking. What do you want for your life, what makes you happy, and what things you no longer will tolerate in your life.  (Oct 20, 2009 | post #9)

Gay/Lesbian

Gay activists to set up Stockyards kissing booth

While I somewhat see your point, I have to strongly disagree. While some find PDA's not acceptable or whatever, this is just one form of the equality forum that we ALL are trying to fight for...the bigger picture here is acceptable everywhere period that's what we are fighting for equality period. I know I am and WE are. This isn't just about what's best for Fort Worth or Dallas, or Houston this is supposed to be a global effort. I think that I would be also correct in saying that this is more than just what you are casually calling cultural, it's more than that it's about unconditional acceptance. Furthermore, I don't consider showing my husband in public a "tacky display" I love him and if I want to give him a kiss, hold his hand, or hug him in public that's called equality, if straight people can do it why shouldn't we??? We are always respectful and do not do things for attention or act anything out of the context of apropriate as the majority of the straight population goes above and beyond the act of being inappropriate, that's not my conclusion it's a shared general concencous if you want to take the time to poll people in general. So NO I will not stay back in the shadows for anything, I have nothing to be ashamed of and neither should anyone else when it comes to being treated with equality for all.  (Oct 13, 2009 | post #4)

Gay/Lesbian

Rapper Warren G Wants You to Know Your Place

Typical NAZI hate!!! And no, it's not a compliment.  (Sep 28, 2009 | post #26)

Gay/Lesbian

Rapper Warren G Wants You to Know Your Place

What a socially maladjusted and nothing short of a hateful biggot he is. I don't listen to Rap music anyway, it's nothing but hate, violence, dehumanizing women and people in general etc. He, like many others will have no one to blame for his downfall and demise but himself unfortunatly. It's truly sad to see the many people of the world that have talent of music, acting etc., show what their true nature really is all about when they act and say things like this. It's one thing to disagree, or have an opinion but he's spewing true hate and biggotry.  (Sep 28, 2009 | post #25)

Gay/Lesbian

Looking At Naked Ladies Makes You Gay

OMG!!!!!!!!! I never laughed so hard in such a long time...well, maybe with the exception of the crazy, crackhead drunkwoman on my bus tonight!!!! How ridiculous is this guy's story??!!  (Sep 21, 2009 | post #18)

Gay/Lesbian

Fear of a gay planet

I think that for the most part TV and even the movies have done a pretty great role in letting people see that the G/L people in virtually every corner of the world are there and that the straight community has nothing to fear. Typically, the fears/concerns etc. are media sterio-typical hype fueled and for pretty much the most part over dramatized. Now that's not to say that we are not without fault, no one is Gay or Straight, none of us walk on water!! But so many barriors have been broken through with various TV shows, comedies and movies as well. When you truly get down to the brass tacks so to speak all of us are just wanting to be loved and accepted and respected like everyone else. If one would like a bit more of a look into making a true efffort to understand the G/L community in general, a suggestion is that they have some really terrific movies, documentaries etc. on Netflix that you could check out.  (Sep 13, 2009 | post #5)