What's the big deal about having gays in your org?

[IceColdAce06]

Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
I guess GC likes this topic.

The big deal is that some people use their organizations to further their sexual agenda. That includes overtly heterosexual men and women AND overtly homosexual men and women. Sexual orientation is something that shouldn't be worn as a badge of honor and thrown in people's faces.

Truth be told, there are a couple of NPHC fraternities that are known as "gay fraternities" depending on where you live. It is fine to be accepting of different people but not fine for your organization to be marked the "gay's men's frat" or the "heterosexual men's frat." This is what happens when the sexual preference of members overshadows the fraternity's purpose. Both homosexual and heterosexual men (and women, to a lesser extent) are "guilty" of doing this.

We have GLBT fraternities and sororities for the specific purpose of giving sexual minorities a safe haven to address GLBT issues and build GLBT networks. Those fraternities and sororities do not discriminate against heterosexuals, but they have a specific purpose involving sexual orientation. NPHC organizations' purposes do not (maybe someone's ritual reads otherwise...I wouldn't know) involve sexual orientation.

They are not "known as", they are "accused of" being. There's a HUGE difference and it is a big deal in trying to present it. It would be similar to saying that depending on where you are, there are NPHC sororities that are KNOWN as "Ho sororities." It's not the image that any of the organizations are trying to present. With that in mind, for people not in the org to present their argument by using that ridiculous notion of "in this area XYZ is 'known as'" is definitely not called for.

There are homosexual members in all of the orgs. I'm very sure there are no designated homosexual chapters. So that "known as" argument needs to really stop being perpetuated by people OUTSIDE of the organizations in question. That also brings up the reason why members of the org fight so vehemently to stop the continuation of such OUTRAGEOUS myths. An initiated member has all of the rights and privileges accorded them. The organization does not however have to accept that member presenting an image not in line with the image the org wants presented.