Lately, I've been involved in some contentious comment threads on the subject of GLBT rights.
My point is, and always has been, that GLTBs have a RIGHT to equal rights. First, and foremost, do you get that? GLTBs have a RIGHT to equal rights!
Now I'd like to talk about how that can and CANNOT be achieved. There is a group here on DKos that acts as if they have a corner on the market for correctness. That is the same group that pretends there is a dictionary of "offensive" words used to demean them. It is the same group that feels they have some right to actually define what those "offensive" words are.
I object to that.
I suspect there are many on DKos who agree GLBTs should have "equal" rights. But, the problem is, those rights do not extend to "acceptance".
I'm a child of the 40's and 50's. I agree GLBTs (already, per the Constitution) have equal rights and the problem is simply getting courts to concur.
But, I DO NOT agree that I am required to adhere to GLBT definitions of what is and is not an insult. Sorry, GLBTers, I live in the majority world. YOU, OTOH, are the ones who need my support. You want that support? ... try not insulting me.
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