California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

[DSTCHAOS]

So much good stuff in this thread. I'm like a kid in a candy store.

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Because as a Christian, the Bible says so.

As a Christian, I disagree.

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

No, AfAm are not the only minorities, but they are the only ones that I feel comfortable speaking about becasue I am one.

You're also a woman. Don't forget that.

I recommend reading Angela Davis, bell hooks, and Patricia Hill Collins because they offer some of the best discussions on the relationship between race and gender (and sexuality and sexual orientation, to an extent).

[Drolefille]

I'm always amused by people who insist that sexual orientation is nothing more than who one chooses to sleep with. Generally if you ask that person to choose to sleep with someone of the opposite sex they react with a rather dramatic no-way-in-hell response. I mean come on, isn't it just a choice?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'm always amused by people who insist that sexual orientation is nothing more than who one chooses to sleep with. Generally if you ask that person to choose to sleep with someone of the opposite sex they react with a rather dramatic no-way-in-hell response. I mean come on, isn't it just a choice?

For sigmadiva's post, I think there's a reason that "sleep" was in quotations. So I didn't feel the need to expound on what sexual orientation (as distinct from, yet related to sexuality) entails.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

For sigmadiva's post, I think there's a reason that "sleep" was in quotations. So I didn't feel the need to expound on what sexual orientation (as distinct from, yet related to sexuality) entails.

I'm trying to keep this thread PG-13.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I'm trying to keep this thread PG-13.

Eh...we're adults who can handle a discussion of the connect and disconnect between sexuality, sexual behavior, and sexual orientation.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I recommend reading Angela Davis, bell hooks, and Patricia Hill Collins because they offer some of the best discussions on the relationship between race and gender (and sexuality and sexual orientation, to an extent).

Thank you. I'll get their books.