I always get a little sad in the face of homophobia.
There was a post on strangeland.net recently about Brokeback Mountain which sparked a conversation, of course, on the morality (or lack thereof) of homosexuality. At one point, the original poster answered a comment and stated that he believed homosexuality is wrong (which is fine) and that it should be re-criminalized. And I was just so stunned.
Even though I know it's ridiculous to make the comparison, I always become sad when people equate same-sex relationships with murder and pedophilia. I just don't see how someone, even someone that doesn't know me more than what I do for a living and some of my political leanings, can compare me to a murderer or want to make me a criminal.
It just breaks my heart. Maybe I wouldn't care as much if morality and being a good person weren't so important to me, but I can't help it. I'm heartbroken.
Even though I know it's ridiculous to make the comparison, I always become sad when people equate same-sex relationships with murder and pedophilia. I just don't see how someone, even someone that doesn't know me more than what I do for a living and some of my political leanings, can compare me to a murderer or want to make me a criminal.
It just breaks my heart. Maybe I wouldn't care as much if morality and being a good person weren't so important to me, but I can't help it. I'm heartbroken.