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Originally posted by candygirl:
There's a yes and a no to my answer. In the aspect of gay people dealing with stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination I feel that the oppression is the same. On the other hand I feel that the two are totally different and I'm kind of upset that your friends would even compare black people and gay people. I really didn't want to bring the bible into this discussion but I have to. Homosexuality is a sin. Being black is not. The two should never be compared when it comes in this aspect. I truly believe that people aren't born gay and that they can overcome the urges to be homosexual. All it takes is prayer. On can not change the fact that they are African American.
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i wasn't going to acknowledge this topic until i saw this post. i would like to say that i am glad that my sister Brand Nubian (love you Baa) put the statistics on the table.
as we know...the bible talks about several things that are sinful and one doesn't out weight the other as a soror stated.
to sister friend candygirl...the two can be compared, imagine being a lesbian and black. that is three strikes against me...being a woman, being black and being a lesbian. assuming you are indeed str8...you can not say that people are not born gay. i knew from a youngin' that i was very interested in the same sex. growing up in a world were women are pressed to find a husband, i led a life were i dated men and don't regret it, but as i got older and wiser, i found what made me happy.
E. Lynn and James Earl Hardy are very much real, even Queer as Folk is very realbut some of it is very false, too. the Vibe article was poorly written and only present a very small piece of the the gay world.
Basically beware of who you sleep with, period. you need to know the 411 on any person that you let enter your bed.
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Delta Alpha
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Evil knows where evil sleeps~~Nigerian Proverb
[This message has been edited by MaMaBuddha (edited July 08, 2001).]