Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!drutx!houxe!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!beth From: beth@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Homosexuality Message-ID: <7498@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jun-84 12:21:59 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.7498 Posted: Thu Jun 14 12:21:59 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jun-84 02:24:50 EDT References: <2560@harpo.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 24 Keep the discussion in net.singles. As Sophie noted, net.motss isn't for flames against gays. I am amazed that both sides keep yelling at one another. How about treating people like people? Should people who have been sterilized not have sex? Just because they have been sterilized and still have sex are they not fit to teach, be parents, and hold positions which require security clearances? Not being able to procreate directly within a relationship does not automatically make those people unfit for anything other than procreation. Why should it matter what they do in the privacy of their own homes? Gay people generally are not seducing children, raping women, or killing people. Neither are blacks, Jews, women, Englishmen, rich folks, or any other subdivision of society other than rapists, child molesters, and murderers. Yes, there are some people in all of those categories who will commit some crimes. But most of those people are lawabiding citizens. How about getting after the rapists and the child molesters? Concentrate on the area of sexual abuse of children. Most of that abuse is more heterosexual rather than homosexual. Lobby to allow the children to give testimony. Volunteer to help out with counseling kids. Help out however you can. Leave alone those people who do whatever they want in the privacy of their own homes with other consenting adult partners. It's none of your business. Beth Katz People are people too. {seismo,rlgvax}!umcp-cs|beth