If you had ANY faith left in the goodwill of governments

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  • #61
Smurf said:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1284769.html

Oh my god that is pure gold.

"Gay groups had earlier protested against "the organised and forced harassment through female seductresses"

ROFL
 
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  • #62
TRCSF said:
I don't remember that. What did you say that was homophobic?

Was it about gay marriage?

I said that I don't think states should sanction marriages at all - that the government has no right to license people to love one another and commit to each other. You called that an even more cowardly brand of homophobia. Frankly, I find your brand of insulting people to dismiss them rather than engaging the issue rather cowardly.
 
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  • #63
Art said:
You mean as you have just done?? :biggrin:

Not at all. I did both.
 
  • #64
Smurf said:
You See! You see! That redish avatar! That hyperbolic attitude!

PURE EVIL I TELL YOU! PURE EVIL!

I like the upside down screaming girl avatar.
 
  • #65
loseyourname said:
I said that I don't think states should sanction marriages at all - that the government has no right to license people to love one another and commit to each other. You called that an even more cowardly brand of homophobia. Frankly, I find your brand of insulting people to dismiss them rather than engaging the issue rather cowardly.

And did you believe this before the gay marriage issue became a hot topic?
 
  • #66
TRCSF said:
And did you believe this before the gay marriage issue became a hot topic?

Did you ever come back to the thread? Of course I did, and I already said so! I also said that, as long as the state does sanction marriage, I think they should allow any two consenting adults to marry, regardless of anything. You just don't seem to really want to know these things. You'd rather make assumptions. I'm sorry if I'm reacting a little strongly to this, but I've been very active in the homosexual community for the last eight years or so and your comment angered me.
 
  • #67
I guess you'll never come back to this thread, either. Don't become another Rev Prez.
 

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