Quote Originally Posted by Lee View Post
Because one group is, and always has been, able to vote for one thing.

You simply cant go around saying...

'Look this is what happened with this minority group, and this is exactly whats happening with us'

Especially when we have MANY more rights than that other group did.

What would you rather be, gay right now, or black 50 years ago?

Id choose gay right now without a second though, even though i cant 'marry' id still be able to vote, still be able to go out publicly without fear of being killed, etc etc etc

As i said, comparing the fight of the black rights movement and that of the gay rights movement just isnt a fair comparison because like it or not, 'we' have a much, much better deal than the blacks ever did.

We're not talking about black 50 years ago vs Gay today. We're talking about what a black man said today about Gay people today.

Gay rights have to do with Gay people whether they're out or not. This isn't some strange competition between factions of people who are discriminated against.

In society, any society, there is no real equality, there never will be. Women will never be equal to men and each person will not have an equal opportunity over the other, and people outside the societal "norm" will always be considered different, and treated, or thought of, as such.

Keeping that in mind, everyone deserves equal rights under the law and this guy speaking out publicly that we are inferior, hated, and wish us to be gone, just makes him look like an idiot and shows how acceptable it is today to bash Gays over bashing blacks or jews. I doubt his actions will have the slightest NEGATIVE effect in his life, wheras Mel Gibson, and Michael Richards has serious repercussions for their biggoted comments. $0.02

I'm not complaining either. Life goes on, we push forward, and things will improve with time.