'Homophobia' Is Not the Problem -- Part 2

Here's some more from the rantings of Lee Duigon:

Blaming homophobia for any bad thing that happens to homosexuals is to hide under the bed of self-delusion.

Bad things happen. Everyone has to put up with a lot of shit. That's an unfortunate yet inescapable fact of life. But bad things happen to members of the GLBT community -- bigotry, hatred and discrimination -- that straight people like you just don't have to face. Any way you cut it, it still stinks like homophobia.

It denies the homosexual's need for God's grace and mercy, and tricks him or her into persisting in rebellion.

You assume that I want God's grace and mercy. I don't believe in your god, and even if he does exist, there's no chance that I'll ever see him, because He knows if I do, I'll tell him to go fuck himself.

It ignores the medical problems that this behavior naturally incurs.

AIDS again. What is it with you? You seemed to be obsessed with sex. Okay. Yes, it's messy. (If you do it right, that is.) And it involves the exchange of bodily fluids. (If you're lucky.) This can lead to the communication of sexually transmitted diseases. These germs really don't give a fuck (no pun intended) whether you're gay or straight.

It denies the wider societal problems -- the decline of the family, the loss of faith in God and in the future, and the erosion of democratic institutions.

Are you actually suggesting that the GLBT community is responsible for all of this? Are you fucking crazy? Let's see:

• the decline of the family -- if homophobic parents throw their gay children away, then I'd fault the parents, but that's just my opinion.
• the loss of faith in God and in the future -- again, if the GLBT community can diminish your faith in your god, then that's your problem, and I think the current administration has done more to damage our faith in the future than the GLBT community ever could.
• the erosion of democratic institutions -- what the fuck have you been smoking? "W", our esteemed President, has done more to erode our democratic institutions than the GLBT community ever could.

Homophobia is a problem. It starts with men like you, Lee, and you seem hell-bent on perpetuating it. Why don't you wake up and see your fear and hatred for what it is.


see also:

• Part 1
  

tags: homosexuality, homosexual, gay, homophobia