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The 700 Club, represented by the Reverend Pat Robertson, has made several controversial statements about how gayness is not something God approves of. In fact, in one of his speeches, he stated:

“This country cannot continue to violate God’s principles and to make a mockery of His laws and think we’re gonna get away with it. And when the boil comes, it’s going to be horrible.”

This theme continues on in many of his talks, underlining his very Christian belief that gay people will be punished and that support from the USA for the LGBT community must be put to a stop. He offers “redemption” done the 700 Club way; a sort of cleansing that will wash the gay away from those living a homosexual lifestyle.

However, during one of 700 Club’s Question and Answer portion, a viewer named Douglas inquired about what Reverend Pat Robertson thinks of certain Christian schools bullying LGBT students. His answer might surprise you.

“Well I think that’s terrible. Christians shouldn’t do that… I mean.. lesbian, gay, transgender, blah blah blah, I mean.. Christians shouldn’t do that. They ought to act in love.”

That last sentence, about acting in love, is in fact one of the core principles of the LGBT movement. Being free to love, as long as you harm none, and not being punished because of that love, is what gay people are fighting for. It is a universal right and should not be violated.

The Reverend went on to say:

“You may disagree, you may think these practices are an abomination, you can think all sorts of things, but you need to love, and reach out to these kids in love.”

To which his co-host replied: “Absolutely. Bullying is wrong – period.”

It is a great thing that, at least for a moment, bullying was defined as something that nobody has to go through no matter who they are, or what they represent, by the very same people who think being gay is fundamentally unacceptable. Bullying has, for a very long time, been dismissed and regarded as a playground staple; something you can expect to happen to you at one point and just have to learn to grin and bear.

Recent happenings have underscored how and why bullying must stop, especially in the context of the LGBT community. This article called Day Of Silence Aims To End LGBT Bullying In Schools narrates how anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools must be recognized and prevented. According to research:

A 2009 survey by GLSEN found that nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT students report verbal, sexual or physical harassment at school and more than 30 percent have missed at least a day of school in the past month out of fear for their personal safety. Two of the top three reasons students said their peers were bullied because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, and the point of Day of Silence is to use the power of silence to make anti-LGBT bullying, harassment and name-calling unacceptable in America’s schools.

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Many tend to think that members of the gay community are visible largely because of show business. Nothing can be farther from the truth. While the LGBT community is well represented in the entertainment industry, the literary world is filled to the rafters with gay authors, poets, and fiction writers who are either proud and out about their sexual preference, or at the very least have shown support for LGBT rights.

Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest) is a flamboyant Irish writer and poet who is still referenced in modern times for his wit and humor. He was also openly gay even after getting married and becoming a father.

Oscar Wilde—George Eastman House (Flickr.com)

Truman Capote, who wrote In Cold Blood, was also widely known to be gay even as a young man. He was often seen to wear women’s clothing, and was perhaps best described in the conclusion of Capote, A Biography (1988):

Finally, when he goes to join the queer lady in the window, Joel accepts his destiny, which is to be homosexual, to always hear other voices and live in other rooms. Yet acceptance is not a surrender; it is a liberation. “I am me,” he whoops. “I am Joel, we are the same people.” So, in a sense, had Truman rejoiced when he made peace with his own identity.

Truman Capote—D Services (Flickr.com)

Other famous gay writers and staunch LGBT supporters include Walt Whitman, Virginia Woolf, Gertrude Stein,  Sappho, and many more.

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Gay pride 339 Marche des fiertés Toulouse 2011 jpg…—Guillaume Paumier (Flickr.com)

There is rampant intolerance of many kinds of lifestyles, and one of the most apparent would be bigoted attitude towards LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered) people. What is shocking is that it is not only a matter of derogatory remarks, discrimination, and other issues that reek of basic human rights violation…but also out-and-out cruelty to the point of wishing our LGBT brothers and sisters dead.

That’s right: some religious extremists such as those in Uganda wish to push for a law that will criminalize and even execute gay people, as this article called Uganda Pastors Accuse U S Of Spreading Gayism Imposing An Agenda reveals. Watching videoclips on this almost gave me a mild stoke! the kind you will be hurt from.

Re:  The Uganda Kill the Gays Bill. My first inkling of it was when a member posted about it on the FB anti-homophobia page The Watchbiatches, and as much as it shames me in hindsight for not giving it my full attention, I have to admit not really being all that shocked about it.

I have watched and ROFLMAO’d so much to the Eat the Poopoo video courtesy of the National Task Force Against Homosexuality in Uganda (shown in the clip below)

that I tended to treat everything in relation to it afterwards as one big fist-eating, anus-licking joke. The shock registering on Dr. Pastor Martin Ssempra’s face, as well as on his colleagues’, when they were being treated to a visual presentation of “what homosexuals do in the privacy of their bedroom”, was simply priceless.

All along, the good pastor held in his self-righteous hands the answer to his indignant outbursts that presumably reinforced the anti-gay backlash in Uganda to the point of criminalizing homosexuality: he and his followers cannot tolerate what they perceived to be disgusting acts done by members of the LGBT community.

In their own words:

In private.

In their own bedrooms.

As someone who practices certain fetishes of her own that do not harm anyone outside her bed chambers (in a manner of speaking), what I find most appalling about Uganda’s intolerance towards gay people is that it is willing to mete out brutal punishment for it. As the All Out website states in their About page (http://www.allout.org/en/about):

In 76 countries around the world being LGBT is a criminal offense. In 10, it is legal grounds for execution or life imprisonment. Even in countries where LGBT people have secured basic rights, many LGBT people are denied the opportunity to live full and equal lives and endure daily homophobia.

 Executing, punishing, ostracizing, or generally making life miserable for someone because of their preferences must never become a provision of some law, no matter how unattractive these preferences may be to some. The people behind the Uganda anti-gay law have clearly shown to the world just how hideous intolerance can get; yet to the 500,000 and others who petitioned to put a stop to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the fight for true equality has never been more beautiful and filled with hope.

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What is your stand regarding homosexuality and bisexuality?

Almighty Dad

So what is the specific explaination why other people think or believe they are homosexual or bisexual?

“Unfortunately, there is not yet a conclusive study which tell us exactly what causes homosexuality. Many studies show correlations, but there is not an accepted scientific consensus on the cause of homosexuality.”
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Could it be genetic? Does this have something to do with the baby’s development inside the mother’s womb?

“In studies with twins, researchers have found that far more of them are likely to share the same sexuality than with siblings that do not share the same DNA; however, the number falls short of 100%. These results show that there is a high correlation with a person’s genetic makeup and their sexuality. Neurologically speaking, gay men tend to have brains similar in structure and function to that of straight women, and lesbians tend to have brains similar to straight men.”

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Well whatever explanation the scientists have right now or will be having in the future, it doesn’t really matter for me. The most important thing here is that they are still human beings, the only difference is that, their brain thinks differently than their physical sexuality.

Watch the Video on Youtube:

Can you imagine how empty the world is without these homosexual and bisexual human beings? These people who have been pushed around and discriminated at work or almost everywhere deserves a better treatment.

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