Tears are in my eyes, and my heart is in my throat.

I’m watching the latest episode of the Tyra Show, regarding discrimination against gays.

A girl named Julianne was recently on Tyra, being engaged to her girlfriend, and her parents were refusing to go to the wedding.  They did end up going to the wedding, but ignored their new daughter-in-law, and still do not support her “decision” to love a woman, because that’s “what the Bible teaches.”

Weird, I thought the Bible taught to spread love.  Religion should never be an argument to spread hate. Next, I’d like to see where the Bible says the word homosexual, or homosexuality.  Because it doesn’t.  Trust me, I’ve checked everywhere.

The mother said, “I love her, I’ll always love her, she’s my daughter.”  I’m reminded of a quote I heard from an episode of Heroes, coming from Peter’s mother to Peter (in a church, of all places), “I’m afraid unconditional love isn’t love at all.”

I have to agree.  You shouldn’t love someone because of their relation to you, but because of the person that they are.  “You don’t love someone because you need them, you need them because you love them.”

Amidst watching this episode, I’ve decided to blog about the episode as the episode goes along.  I’m amazed by the amount of segregation, and the amount of idiocy and bigotry in this country.  Being gay is being a choice?  Since when?  On a talk-show yesterday, it was regarding prom, and there was a girl who was a lesbian who wanted to wear a tuxedo to school.  The school said no, and her family in support of her sued the school.

Her mother knew she was gay when she was six.  She didn’t find out until much later.

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I can’t even fathom life believing that someone shouldn’t love who they love.  I’ve had people get in the middle of my relationship, and it’s a heterosexual relationship.  We’ve overcome each obstacle that’s been thrown at us, but I couldn’t imagine if it would be a same-sex relationship and the extra discrimination and hate we would have gotten.

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Lindsey and Julianna are holding hands, which is really reassuring that Lindsey is so supportive of Julianna.  Julianna is willing to give up her family if they lack support of her, because her future is with Lindsey.  Because gay is not a lifestyle, it is not a lifechoice, it is who someone is.  I think that Julianna’s mother and step-father need a serious talking to.  They don’t seem to understand what being gay entails.  It entails hate everywhere you go, dirty looks, lack of support, because people don’t understand it at all.  Hopefully if Julianna and her mother sit down and talk she can understand it’s not a choice.  Hopefully they can accept Lindsey into their lives, and into their daughter’s life.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they can be a real family, and love and accept each other for the way they are.

Now, is gay the new black?

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I think so.  Personally.  This issue will never just be about homosexuals, but it needs to be about human rights, and basic civil rights.  “All men are created equal.”  It is the very, very first line in our constitution.  Why shouldn’t a gay man have the rights of a straight man?  Why shouldn’t a gay woman have the same rights as a straight woman?

There’s a difference between having an opinion, than discriminating and singling out a whole group of people.  If you do not support homosexuality, you are saying that these tax-paying citizens are second-class citizens — even though they pay the same taxes in this country as everyone else.

By giving them rights, no one is taking away yours.  Hell, even if you don’t agree with it (and the next Bible argument I hear about it, I’ll vomit on you — it doesn’t say anything against homosexuality in the Bible, just against rape and pilliging), think of it this way — look at what it could do for our economy if gays could get married!

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A gay parent, Sam Harris, is now on the Tyra show.  “It is the first time in history that the California will amend the constitution to discriminate against someone else.”  What happens in California, luckily, is not happening throughout the United States.  Iowa (my state, yay!) and Vermont are now allowing gay marriage.  Proposition 8 in California bans gay marriage, and made it illegal for same-sex couples to share the same rights as heterosexual couples.

Proposition 8 supporters used Barack Obama’s voice, manipulated a speech, and made it sound like he was for Proposition 8 — even though he spoke out against it.  While he doesn’t agree with it, he doesn’t think that he should be able to take away the rights of anyone in this country.

There are 1100 some rights that come with the word “marriage.”  Any tax paying citizen should be able to have those same rights.

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I have to agree.  I’ve had this argument with a few people.  One (a soon-to-be family member) told me she didn’t agree with gays getting married because they physically couldn’t have children.  I was baffled.  I’ve been suffering for two years with cervical cancer, have had a tumor removed, and tissue containing adenocarcinoma.  I almost had to have a complete hysterectomy (uterus and cervix removed).  I wouldn’t have been able to have children either — should I not be able to get married?  “Well, you can adopt.”  Gay couples should be able to adopt.  I was raised by a gay parent, and guess what — still straight!  Obviously being gay doesn’t influence your children.  Just like being raised by a heterosexual parent doesn’t influence whether or not your child is gay.  What makes them so inept to raise children?  All you need is love and respect to raise a child, not a certain sexual orientation.

*Shakes head*

I just can’t fathom this — almost every argument I’ve heard against gay marriage is using religion.  Religion, of all things, spreading hate?  I’d like to know who thinks they have the right to say who God loves, and who God doesn’t love.  Who the hell are we to make that call?

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Oh great, here comes the cavalry.

Cathy Middleton-Lewis (attorney) agrees that gay is the new black.  There used to be laws against allowing African-American to marry certain people.   She feels it is one-in-the-same.

Okay.  And one woman against gay-rights lumped together with adultrists and pedophilia.  Really?  Really?

And if gay is a choice, wouldn’t these people want to be straight?  Who wants to walk down the street and get discriminated against?  Who would make that choice?  If it was a choice, wouldn’t they go for the easier route?

I’m a straight woman, and I’m baffled by these heterosexual anti-gay rights activists.  BAFFLED!

I will fight for civil rights for all United States citizens.  Unless you’re a serial killer, or something.  And of course, only after you’re proven guilty.

Some day I’ll get onto my thoughts about the West Memphis 3, the lack of fair trial, and the new evidence showing that they should not be in prison.  And again, put in jail based off religious views.  I wear a lot of black, guess I murder people too.  *facedesk*

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So baffled, I’m at a loss of things to say.  Even though I almost always have something to say.

*Crickets.*

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Wait.  Wait wait wait.  Now gay is disease?

Okay, now I’m teary-eyed.  This poor young man had his father tried to “beat the gay” out of his son, and used the Bible to justify hitting and hurting someone else.

That is right!  It is un-Christian to hate him!

Oh, and now this other woman is saying being gay is mental instability?  Really?  *facedeskfacedeskfacedeskfacedesk*

And the disrespect that the gay community is being shown by three individuals on this show are ridiculous.  They aren’t even letting the gay community talk.

“We are all Americans.  This is about equality.”  Damn straight.  Errr, damn right.

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Not letting someone else talk and being rude is definitely fear.  Fear of being proven wrong, fear of a point being made against you.  They could sit there, shaking their heads that are filled with bigotry, but they could at least respect another human being enough to let them finish a sentence.

I have a feeling if there is a God, he’s doing a serious *facedesk* right now.  Over, and over, and over again.

Food for thought — if God says being gay is wrong, why didn’t Jesus preach against it?

Ever?

Ever ever ever ever?

Riddle me this, riddle me that.  I wonder if anyone will ever answer that question for me.  I ask that every time I hear something regarding discrimination against homosexuality and using religion.

Being gay being a choice.  Pah!  When did she wake up straight, and say, “You know, today I think I’ll be straight.”

Next, I want to know why gay people have to sit down and “talk with their families” about being gay.  I never had to talk to my mom and dad about being straight.

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Tyrashow.com if you want to debate.  I encourage spreading love and equality for all.

If I forgot any tags.  Let me know.  I’m mentally and emotionally drained after that hour.