I hear about the gay agenda all the time but I've never known exactly what it is. It seems to mean that gays wish to force everyone to be gay, disband religion and even bludgeon people to death.
I have a hard time believing any of that is true and I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me what the gay agenda actually is.
As a gay person, who happens to be a Conservative Libertarian I can tell you that the gay agenda depends on who you ask that happens to be gay. My personal agenda in life is to get up in the morning and live my day to the fullest. Love the people I have in my life. Be the best partner to my partner that I can be. And then end my day with a smile on my face as I close my eyes and know that at least in my world all is well. That's my personal agenda, and it comes from a gay man.
As to gay marriage, sex education and all that, I don't believe marriage should have a damn thing to do with the government one way or the other. I do think a civil union should be available to any and everyone who wants one, to include all of the special rights and privileges it entails, without discrimination of any kind towards any two consenting adults. Sex education should be all inclusive because it isn't just straight children attending the classes and the gay students also need to be kept informed to keep them safe.
With that said I think sex ed should be totally voluntary on behalf of the parents. If a parent wants to handle the issue, or allow their child to continue on in ignorance that should be their right. Who are we to tell someone they can't raise their child in ignorance of how the real world works? We don't tell them they can't raise them religious, so to me it's the same thing. But if the school is going to teach sex education then it needs to be all inclusive and as informative as possible in relation to the age of the children being taught.
Equality and discrimination are two things that are very important. Without equality for all citizens of the United States the entire social project begun by our fore fathers was for naught and has failed miserably in my opinion. We might as well not have even had a war for our independence if all we were going to do was continue to try to discriminate and treat people as less than equal just because they were different. We are all human beings, we all deserve the same amount of respect and consideration, we are all equals under the law and it should always be thus.
As for discrimination, I as a gay man have very rarely, as a matter of fact only once, been discriminated against in a way that would directly affect me. That was by a conservative Christian woman who fired me because she didn't agree with my sexual orientation. I got another job at the same place less than two days later so I didn't really care. When it comes to the private sector if someone wants to discriminate let them, they loose someone who might have been a damn good worker, or a damn good client or customer, and someone else gains them. Guess who looses in that equation.
Last but not least, public displays of affection from anyone should be kept to a minimum. It is unseemly for people to be seen in overt displays of affection in public places, be they gay or straight. Holding hands is one thing, even a hug and a light kiss is acceptable, but when you start making out or getting gross with it, you should be stopped. Simple as that. Respect is a great thing that more people really need to have. If a couple wants to simply kiss lightly, or hold hands, and you disagree then I'm sorry to say you are a very closed minded and unhappy person. With that logic you yourself should not be doing these things because to others it might be equally as disgusting as it is to you. But I digress.
In any case, that's my two cents towards the OP and the little bit of the thread that I did read.
