tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post1394397803511892330..comments2024-03-28T17:03:22.102+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: How most states discriminate against LGBT peopleArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-88497251865881730852015-04-04T10:37:04.316+13:002015-04-04T10:37:04.316+13:00I noticed all the nodding heads in the comments to...I noticed all the nodding heads in the comments to the original post. I believe that they were all sincere in what they posted, but many of them were kidding themselves (and readers) when they claimed they rejected all labels. It's simply not true, as a bit more self-awareness might teach them.Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-75992748001490842172015-04-03T23:21:24.621+13:002015-04-03T23:21:24.621+13:00What was bothersome was all the agreement with tha...What was bothersome was all the agreement with that mindset (except from my online buddy Nydia, whose rebuttal I saw on FB in the first place).rogerogreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-22960253329124609212015-04-03T15:20:29.852+13:002015-04-03T15:20:29.852+13:00Sigh. I think the post says more about him than an...Sigh. I think the post says more about <i>him</i> than anything else. People of my generation (and before) fought hard so he could have the opinion he has, so he could dismiss the very labels we fought to protect. But no matter how much he says the label doesn't matter, it DOES. Other people will still reduce him to his sexuality regardless of what he thinks—and some of those people might discriminate against him because of the label he rejects.<br /><br />What concerns me more is his buying into the conservative mythology about "bullying" gays, because it's hypocritical nonsense. It boils down to, when the radical right religionists do something, it's merely expressing their beliefs, but if an LGBT person does it, it's "bullying" or "fascist" or "gaystapo". I call bullshit on that whole meme.Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-29410912226053582592015-04-03T14:27:37.739+13:002015-04-03T14:27:37.739+13:00I need to write about this post, but I need to tak...I need to write about this post, but I need to take time to find the words: https://madmanknitting.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/not-the-proud-gay-man/rogerogreennoreply@blogger.com