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From: daemon@decwrl.UUCP (The devil himself)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Gay Rights
Message-ID: <3723@decwrl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Sep-84 10:08:16 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 24 10:08:16 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 07:44:34 EDT
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Re: Gay Rights_________________________________________________________________

	It's sad to see unsupported dogma:

> A person *is* black.  A person *is* hispanic, and so on.  A person *is not*
> homosexual.  Homosexuality is an emotional/spiritual disease which a person
> can be cured from.

	Any evidence to support this last sentence?  What are your qualifica-
tions in these areas?  The profession that defines emotional disease, psychol-
ogy, does not agree that homosexuality is an emotional disease.  A spiritual
disease?  Again, what have you got to support this?
	By the way, a person *is not* a Christian...

> If you do not agree that homosexuality is a disease then you *must* agree
> that it is possible for a person to practice homosexuality and then to re-
> nounce it (sort of like smoking cigarettes :-)).

	Or sort of like joining a religion?
	Your argument is irrelevant, since *none* of us is strictly heterosex-
ual or homosexual.  Our sexual orientation is a point on an "ambisexual contin-
uum;" a point that moves around throughout our lives.  This is *normal*.  You
might argue that since most people are on the heterosexual end of the contin-
uum, that's what's normal; but the same argument could be used against people
with red hair.
	Did you *choose* to be heterosexual?  If not, what makes you think that
all homosexuals choose their sexual orientation?
	Again, your arguments are not supported by evidence.

> Your characterization of homosexuals...as an oppressed group is laughable.
> What about other "oppressed groups":  murderers, thieves, drug addicts,
> atheists[?]

	It's revealing that you choose to include atheists in this list; any
discrimination against atheists is, after all, religious discrimination.  are
you advocating that?
	As for murderers, thieves, and drug addicts, one could clearly demon-
strate that their behavior is wrong.  I challenge Mr. Brunson (or anyone!) to
demonstrate anything that's wrong with homosexuality.
		<_Jym_>

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