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• ‘We…Aren’t Going to Take S**t From Homophobes’: Mysterious Pro-Firearm Ads Use Gays, Seemingly Topless Lesbians to Rail Against Gun Control

  May 23, 2013 at 2:52pm

  In reply to RDavis49.

  Rick:

  Actually gay couples find proper connections just fine in their relationships. And for the record, plenty of straight couples use these types of connections as well.

  Mort:

  Gay people are no more open about their sexuality than straight people are with theirs. You quit being so obnoxious with your straightness, we will stop being so obnoxious with our gayness.

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 2:15pm

  In reply to jungle J.

  Buck:

  If some ministers have a different interpretation of the Bible, who are you to say they’re wrong? The Bible has been interpreted many different ways by many different people. The Bible was once used to justify slavery, to deny women’s and civil rights. You are free to have your own interpretation, but don’t tell others that their beliefs are less valid than yours.

  As for gay boys in scouts, why would it change if they were openly gay? Right now there are gay scouts, they just have to lie about who they are. Allowing them to be honest about themselves will change nothing. I’m also unsure why you think all gay boys will try to prey on their peers. Do all straight boys try to rape their female classmates? In camping situations, the boys should be watched over by the adults for inappropriate behavior, even with no gay boys there.

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 2:03pm

  In reply to jungle J.

  RJJ:

  They were founded as a Christian organization, but as you said, all faiths are currently accepted, they just ask for faith in a higher power. But as I said, many Christians have no problem with homosexuality…..

  CW:

  Funny, I’m gay but I have no problem being around straight people. Most straight people have no problem being around gay people. I think the problem is you. And I love how you try to connect loving consensual relationships with rape. It really makes your argument so much more logical and sane, lol.

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 12:28pm

  In reply to jungle J.

  Banned:

  You seem confused between gay and transgender. Gay people are confident in their gender, but have attractions toward their own gender. Transgender people were born with the physical parts of one gender, but the identity of the other. These are two very different groups. I am gay, I am currently wearing a butting down dress shirt and nice pants. I do not wish to be a woman. I am also unsure why you assume I am mentally ill. I think that denying who you are to try and fit in better fits the definition of mentally ill…..

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 11:56am

  In reply to Fitzzz.

  Jump:

  If you had actually read my last post, you would have seen that I said it was not being considered right now. I know the subject has been raised, and gay leaders should be allowed as well. And for the record, I only know of one boy who was abused by a man, and the older man claimed to be straight. I also know one woman who was abused by a man as a child. So, how does banning openly gay leaders keep the boys safe exactly? Boys in the scouts have been abused before, while gay leaders were banned. You are just forcing people to lie, and keeping out excellent leaders because of some irrational fear or hatred of gay people. This ban frankly hurts the scouts, it does not help them or protect them at all….

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 11:35am

  In reply to jungle J.

  Conserv:

  I am truly sorry that you had to endure such an experience. But why should that incident be used to keep other boys from entering scouts? Clearly the boys in your story were not openly gay, or they would not have been allowed. So how is barring openly gay scouts the answer?

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 11:32am

  In reply to jungle J.

  Strider:

  Actually, it’s not a Christian organization, they accept boys from other faiths as well. But anyway, the Bible is NOT clear on the subject, and plenty of Christians and Christian denominations are accepting of homosexuality. So that is not a very good basis to deny gay scouts. And when exactly was it proven that gay people were not born gay? When did they choose to be gay? The latest studies actually show clear genetic dispositions for a person’s sexual orientation. But if you really believe that people choose to be gay, I challenge you to choose to be gay, just for a day.

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 10:10am

  In reply to Fitzzz.

  So your argument against allowing gay scout leaders (which is not even being considered right now) is that it could possibly lead to frivolous and nonsensical lawsuits? Do you realize how crazy that sounds?

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 10:07am

  In reply to tbeachhead.

  First of all, how many gay people do you know? I’m gay, and was never abused as a child or youth. I also know many many other gay men and women, and none of them were molested either. This leads me to think that you are either lying, or only know of 1 prison who is gay. I’m betting on the former. And why do you think that allowing gay scouts would be so terrible?

• Will Boy Scouts Allow Openly-Gay Members In Its Ranks? Key Vote Comes Today

  May 23, 2013 at 10:03am

  In reply to jungle J.

  Um, why would it matter to a straight person if they were around someone gay? So many people like you always complain that gay people are making their sexual orientation such a big deal. But you are the ones who keep focusing on it. If you cannot stand to be around someone gay, then you are clearly not very comfortable with your own sexuality.

  I’m also not sure why anyone would be opposed to allowing openly gay scouts into their organization. How is this compromising morals? How is this doing anything positive for the boys or for the organization? Should we continue to force them to lie about who they are and kick them out when they are honest about themselves? Should we continue to deny a group of boys access to this very positive organization based of a part of themselves that they cannot change?