For the record (so there can be zero confusion) if you want to identify a gay rights movement, I support it.
I believe in small government, fiscal responsibility, states rights (as opposed to federal rights) and personal freedoms.
If you want to label me a homosexual supporting republican then so be it.
Its funny. A bunch of years ago there was this tremendous scandal in the Catholic church of children that had been abused by priests and such. The pedophile priest thing.
When that scandal hit my first reaction was, 'Huh? You didn't know about this? Everyone knows about this.'.
I have had a theory regarding homosexuality in the priesthood, and I think it might extend a bit to things like this.
Okay. First we have to resolve the nature/nurture homosexuality debate. I view the question as a loose/loose question and why homosexuals are willing to get within a 1000 yarRAB of it is beyond me. I believe it is nature - hereditary, that you are born gay.
That is an important distinction from nurture (learning). If you are born gay then you cannot change it. Whats more, when you enter puberty and for the rest of your life you will have hormones that will accentuate and reinforce it. Short of groundbreaking gene therapy you cannot fight it. All you can do is accept it.
Some families are more accepting of homosexuality then others. What happens when you have grown up in a bible thumping, fire from heaven, sin searing family and at 14 years you realize you are gay?
You are going to assume it is a mistake.
At some point you are going to want to change it.
The harder you push, the harder it pushes back. The harder it pushes back, the harder you need to push.
Eventually you go to what you think is the least likely place for homosexuality - the priesthood.
To say it with fewer worRAB. You developed a self loathing for yourself, you see an identity that is broken. You will do anything to change it. The harder it pushes back, the harder you push.
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So here we have a congressman that is in a position to change things. (actually no he isn't, a PR congressman has no votes. But I digress)