Just about every homosexual I've known has already been so screwed up in the head that suicide just happens to be the thing on their to do list.
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If I was gay and was constantly being told how I'm going to hell, I'm an abomination, I'm sub-human, god hates me, half the country trying to ban my right to marry the person I love, half the country trying to ban my right to adopt children, I'd want to kill myself too.
Linda,
I doubt you'll ever read this, but here goes.
The truth is that one of the reasons that so many homosexuals are suicidal is because of society's take on their existence. Imagine being told you're evil, but not being able to do anything about it. How would you feel if you constantly got called names for no fault of your own?
Now, unlike many of my fellow homos, I do not get angry when I hear people make homophobic remarks. Yes, if it's really absurd I'll laugh, but mostly, I just find such comments sad. It's depressing to hear otherwise good people make such dumb comments.
And yes, Linda, I believe that in your heart you're probably a good person who has done kind things for others.
You're probably a Christian. Guess what? I am too. You probably work hard at whatever you do. Guess what? I do too. Homosexuals come in all creeds and occupations.
Linda, it is my strongest hope that one day you'll learn that homosexuals are just like you in every way except what they do in their bedrooms.
Take care of yourself and enjoy the mystery that is life.
Actually, here's MY Homosexual List:
1) Go to the market (We're out of potatoes and butter);
2) Go to the pet store (They're almost out of kitty litter and food);
3) Put the recycling out for tomorrow's pick-up;
4) Gather up the trash for tomorrow's pick-up;
5) Straighten up the living room and make sure the dishes are clean;
6) Trim my beard - It's out of control;
7) Do more laundry - It, too, is out of control;
8) Do the NYTimes crossword;
9) Finish the book I'm reading on WWII;
10) Respond - long overdue- to an e-mail from one of my friends in Germany; and
11) Continue to worry about the high cost of our prescription drugs.
Rather mundane, eh??
Now, I guess I'll have to put (somewhere before the recycling) "Remind myself that anyone who says anything this idiotic is still a human, I think!"
Well, I know two homos and one bi, and neither have suicide in mind. In fact, the one suicidee I knew was straight.
So let me get this straight...In the fundamentalist world homosexuals are almost certainly doomed to suicide. However, it is perfectly healthy, even laudable, to say a few magic words to Jesus then sit around hating the world while waiting expectantly for "The Rapture" (which is certain to happen "soon").
I think I hurt myself trying to figure this out.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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