Gay Apartheid

[innerSpaceman]

It’s about time the gay rights threads on the LoT came out of the closet ... er, out of the Parking Lot.

Not even the Daily Grind will do because I’m sick of our human rights and our love lives and everything about our gayness being considered a political issue just because it deals with dreaded homosexuality that some people on earth can’t deal with.

(And yeah, because I don’t want Nehpythys unable to participate in the conversation).
　
I think we’ve come far beyond Prop 8 and its aftermath. In light of the disappointing tenure of President Fierce Advocate, it’s become clear to me we are living in a state of Gay Apartheid and we must bring that to an end - because no one’s going to do it for us.
　
This article by David Mixer expresses it more eloquently than I ever could. It’s brief, and to the point, so please check it out if you’ve got the time and inclination.
　
But yeah, we might as well call it what it is: Gay Apartheid in America. It’s intolerable.
　
　
　
I guess I picked the wrong month to quit sniffing glue .... er, I mean, gay activism.

[SacTown Chronic]

Ya'll need to stop asking for equality and get the fvck out there and take it.

[Nephythys]

Good article and I agree. When?

When will the promises be fulfilled? When will people who are willing to die for their country be able to serve proudly while also living their life, not a lie?

No one has ever told me how gay marriage can harm MY marriage. Straights have destroyed the sanctity of marriage for so long-who are we to say who can and can not engage in the same legal niceties of marriage and even divorce? While I feel churches have the right to choose if they will provide the ceremony- the state should not block the decision of two adults to join their lives in any legal way they see fit.

No, gay marriage is not going to lead to people marrying their dogs.

DADT-outdated and based on fear and ignorance.
DOMA- defending my marriage from....what exactly?

It's not about gay activism for me so much as HUMAN activism...it's what's right. What if we lived in a world where being straight was the minority- what would *I* be doing right now.

Oh yeah- the same damn thing as my gay friends!

[Scrooge McSam]

Nephy... Love to ya, girl

Rage on

[Chernabog]

Wow that was an excellent article. I agree with him 100%. One of the comments below the article took it one step farther and said:

"You had me until "When?"

Really? How much more obvious to the Democrats need to make it? The answer is "never."

They are, of course, far too polite to actually SAY that, but if they meant to do something, they would have at some point in the past few decades."

The fact that President Fierce Advocate thinks the gay community can be bought for a few cocktails is insulting. He obviously can get away with it on some level because we really, REALLY want to believe. Hasn't gotten us that far in a while, eh?

Honestly, Ellen and Will & Grace did more for gay rights than the Democratic Party.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

As he says in the article, Apartheid is a strong word. I visited South Africa in 1992 and I can tell you, Apartheid there was still vibrating in the air, even though it had already been tossed out. The hatred and mistrust was palpable, and unlike anything I'd ever experienced.

I feel like I have to mull this one a bit....but I'm surprised at how much sense this concept already makes to me.

[innerSpaceman]

Perhaps because we have a hair-trigger reaction to equate the word Aparthied with South African Apartheid.

But nowadays, there's also Palestinian Apartheid, and kids growing up today will associate the word with that one rather than the South African predecessor they did not live through.


It's a word. I think it applies perfectly. But, yes, it comes in different varieties ... and this one is indeed different than the famous South African brand.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Well, it is an Afrikans word, specifically appropriated to apply to the situation in South Africa, so people can't really be blamed for that knee jerk reaction.

[innerSpaceman]

Wow, I never knew that. What was the term for it before that?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Segregation, slavery, racism, etc. The word in Afrikans simply meant "separateness". The two main pieces of legislation that created the institution of Apartheid were the Group Areas Act and the Separate Amenities Act. I imagine use of the term grew out of wording used in those and until very recently was used to describe the particularly institutionalized system of racism in South Africa.