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Started by Julie Marie, September 16, 2011, 11:56:51 AM

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Julie Marie

September 16, 2011, 11:56:51 AM
Queer by Choice, Not by Chance: Against Being 'Born This Way'
By Lindsay Miller

Sep 12 2011, 2:02 PM ET 241

Whether or not I deserve the same rights as straight people has nothing to do with whether I chose to be the way I am today
When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.
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NatashaD

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September 16, 2011, 12:03:29 PM
Interesting. The author is all over the map, but I wonder if people who have not had to deal with those issues would "get" what she is saying.
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cynthialee

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September 16, 2011, 12:53:29 PM
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I think she's bisexual and doesn't get that not everybody is.  Because if you're bi, then obviously you can choose to be in a gay couple or a straight couple, and potentially be happy, which seems to be her point.  She seems close-minded, actually.
I am bisexual and do not understand the straight or gay mindset.
But I don't make an issue of it.
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.
If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.
If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.
Sun Tsu 'The art of War'
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Julie Marie

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September 17, 2011, 10:05:21 AM
Quote from: Logan Bann on September 16, 2011, 12:10:10 PM
I think she's bisexual and doesn't get that not everybody is.  Because if you're bi, then obviously you can choose to be in a gay couple or a straight couple, and potentially be happy, which seems to be her point.  She seems close-minded, actually.

Exactly what I thought when I read it.  Except instead of seeing her as close-minded I felt she was trying to be controversial so as to get people riled.
When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.
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