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Originally posted by Munchkin03
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I can't help but thinking that when some of you are saying, "I'd never feel comfortable with having a lesbian as my sister," that not that long ago, you could replace "lesbian" with "Negro," "Asian," "Catholic," or "Jewish," and no one would have said anything, perhaps using Scripture as justification for racial and religious segregation. Those forms of discrimination were accepted once upon a time--soon the sexual orientation barriers will seem as irrational as the racial and religious ones do today
I have a leaning to agree with this, but can't agree 100%.
I think a lot of us HAVE been "victims" of discrimination and don't even realize it.
In first grade at public school a little boy could not hold my hand because I was Catholic. Transferred to St. Joseph's next year!
Was told I'm going to hell BECAUSE I WAS CATHOLIC...my daughter has heard the same speech... AT LSU!!! But I just don't give a "blipity blip", nor does she, and avoid those people. I don't try to forge (I said FORGE not force) a friendship.
I don't know about homosexuality ever being on the same acceptance level as different religions or race. We are talking about a sexual issue and that alone puts it into a completely different category. Like Emeral would say it "kicks it up a notch". There is so much involved in this issue-TONS of arguments centered on teachers alone! It's not going to happen through MY collective generation, but maybe yours will make some strides.
I HONESTLY think TV is a useful tool. Like the Cosby show-even though it angered some of the black community, I think it presented a family of likable people doing ordinary things. It helped blur the unknown. I think Will and Grace are doing the same thing. It's making people LIKE these characters and realizing they could be a friend. At least for those who watch the show. One step at a time. The last bastion in my mind will be
those individual organizations that are exclusive AND PRIZED for their exclusivity. GLOs, on numerous campuses, fall into that category.