Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxn.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxn!rlr From: rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.motss Subject: Re: Gay Rights Message-ID: <1202@pyuxn.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Oct-84 12:53:16 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxn.1202 Posted: Wed Oct 10 12:53:16 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Oct-84 07:26:12 EDT References: <328@ihu1e.UUCP> <199@usfbobo.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 16 > Precisely! That's why it is important to gather this sort of information -- > so that citizens can be aware of exactly what is meant by "Gay Rights". > We now know that it means throwing people in jail for refusing to grant > jobs to homosexuals. Now citizens can make an informed decision whether > this is the sort of legislation they want and can instruct their elected > representatives accordingly. The goal of advancing minority rights is NOT to make lists of protected minorities ("OK, discriminating against blacks, Jews, ... that's wrong because they fought and paid their dues and are now 'legitimate minorities', but discriminating against gays, atheists, people named Brunson, that should be allowed!"), but rather to ensure that unjust persecution and discrimination against *any* group of people is agreed upon as WRONG. It's that simple. -- "If we took the bones out, it wouldn't be crunchy!" Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr