Comments on: Sunday’s column: PFLAG’s coming back in the Star City

By: MBP

MBP — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:14:36 +0000

A few years ago, my then teenaged daughter was being harassed, threatened, and bullied at her high school for being gay. A male student made many hateful remarks to her but the worst was, “Yeah, I see a hate crime coming at this school against gays.”. My daughter was terrified. As her parent, I was terrified. I went to the school principle and was brushed off because the boy was “just being a boy” according to the principle. Fortunately, no one killed. My mistake, which I truly regret, was in not going to the police. I am happy to say, my daughter is well, happy to be who she is, and a prominent person working for peaceful change. I couldn’t be prouder of her. As for the young man who threatened her, I wonder how happy he is being so full of hate and fear. Whose life is he trying to ruin by spreading his hate?

By: Shelley Ionescu

Shelley Ionescu — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:53:48 +0000

Suzie,
You said: “2. My posts in this blog have all been civil, polite and nonjudgmental towards people. I have simply echoed what the bible and Christian churches say about an immoral action.”

Not exactly true. You’ve clearly associated homosexuality with pedophiles. For your information, most male pedophiles who consort with young boys do not consider themselves, nor live as homosexuals.

Also, it’s well-documented that the spread of AIDS in Africa is mostly because of heterosexual prostitution; not anywhere close to the Gay Scourge that you envision. Google. It works.

Simply stating that you’re polite by not using curse words, or thinking that you’re non-judgemental does not make you so. The fact that you have read testimonials by people on here that should touch anyone with one ounce of Golden Rule or agape in them, but instead choose to abide by the dogma in which you’ve been indoctrinated, indicates to me, that at the minimum, you are indeed judgemental. I’d like to invite you to our next PFLAG meeting, wherein you may express your views and meet some of the people about whom you seem to have such a professed informed opinion. In my world, actions are stronger than words.

By: Jason Willis

Jason Willis — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:31:06 +0000

Can I just simply say two things.

1: This is a great thing happening and there will be those who cry against it, and there will be those who love and support it. The bottom line is, if it helps one person from suicide, one family from disintegrating, one child from feeling terribly alone, then it’s worth it, and all the nay sayers are invalidated.

2: There’s a lot of people writing about lifestyles. Being a vegetarian is a lifestyle. Being a Christian is a lifestyle. Being gay is not a lifestyle. As a gay man, I don’t have a gay lifestyle, I have a life. I’m not living a gay lifestyle, I’m living life. Live, and let live.

By: James H

James H — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:15:20 +0000

Justin says: “The fact that some here on this thread are trying to link pedophilia with being gay is just insane. One has nothing to do with the other, and never will.”

So true Justin! Most of us in the gay community view pedophilia as a horrible horrible crime (that goes for rape as well). The more a person like “suxie” posts these things the more I feel infinitely sad for her/his type. The more I read the more cynical I become, but I don’t get discouraged. My mind is free and I’m a fighter and I will call these sub-humans out everytime. So those who equate a horrible crime with loving who I want to love and be with better be ready because I’m sure their closets aren’t clean as we have already seen time and time again in the news.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:25:16 +0000

“Pop quiz for the blog’s leftwing geniuses:
Guess which presidential candidate NAMBLA supported in 2012:
Hint: It wasn’t the Republican.”
–Suzie

So what? Who did the Aryan Nations and the KKK support? Hint: it wasn’t the Democrat.

The reason I pointed this little tidbit out was some of the resident geniuses tried to imply I somehow had an affinity for NAMBLA, as if that made an ounce of sense.

By: gdad

gdad — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:00:02 +0000

“Although I’ve always lumped homos and bis together.”

“Guess which presidential candidate NAMBLA supported in 2012:”

Pretty much tells us all we need to know about the IQ level of this troll.

By: Art Hill

Art Hill — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:38:35 +0000

“I wonder what systems are pinged when you take a peek a NAMBLAs site.”

Perhaps a search of the hard drive is in order.

By: Dan Casey

Dan Casey — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:19:08 +0000

“Pop quiz for the blog’s leftwing geniuses:
Guess which presidential candidate NAMBLA supported in 2012:
Hint: It wasn’t the Republican.”
–Suzie

So what? Who did the Aryan Nations and the KKK support? Hint: it wasn’t the Democrat.

By: gdad

gdad — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:47:25 +0000

“The fact that some here on this thread are trying to link pedophilia with being gay is just insane.”

This have been one of suzie’s schticks for years now. Because it’s s wrong, she knows she’ll always get a response.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:38:36 +0000

Actually not true. Homosexuals are solely attracted to the same sex. Many of the molesters are married and have children which would imply they were bisexual, not homosexual.

Point taken, Henry. Although I’ve always lumped homos and bis together.