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With this year being Presidential election year, politics are everywhere. And, I think many people are determined not to let what happened in 2000, happen again. Information groups are everywhere. I joined one today, and the first item I read was a joke, or what I guess was suppose to be taken as a joke. Maybe I’m just old, or I just take life a little to seriously. If you were to know me, I think you can rule out the latter of the statements. Here is my reply to the “group”... -------------------------------------- In a time when Gay Americans are fighting a fight that should not be an issue: Civil rights, anti-discrimination, the right to marry. Some, in the Democratic party, my party, decide to add their "poke" at the Republicans using gay americans as the punch line, only adding fuel to an already out of control fire. I understand that the little joke is just that, a little (distasteful) joke. But stereotyping an entire community as sexual deviants, wasn't needed. One could put any minority, gender, or occupation and it would be offensive to such a group. Change the joke... 'Little David is asked what his mommy does', don't you think every women's organization would be all over this group about something so socially unacceptable. Would the Democratic party ever issue a "joke" with this subject matter. I'm pretty sure, the answer would be -- No. Then why now, when Democrats should be coming together for the better of the community. Gays and lesbians have been fighting for equality for years. Since "Stonewall", June 27, 1969 in New York, have gay americans been working towards basic equality. Even before that, only their voices were more silent. Rights most people wouldn't realize we do not have. Job discrimination, discrimination in housing, marriage, even the tax structure is bigoted, and when I die my partner is entitled to nothing, the way the system is set up. In Florida, I don't have the right to adopt a child. Because, I'm unfit to raise a child? (Or so this joke would have you believe.) I don't see any jokes, regarding Florida. At what point do we stop, work on the issues, and not try to push people into the closets they have been struggling so hard to come out of. I hope this upcoming Presidential election isn't the case (as some expressed in 2000) of, "well, I don't like either candidate, which would be worse of the two", for gay and lesbians it should be a clear choice. Post a comment in response: |
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