Gay Marriage

[Luna]

I'm surprised to hear there are segregated proms! I'll have to look it up, but I think it was about two years ago an Afro-centric school opened in Toronto and I can't quite wrap my brain around that. And there has been some controversy when a teen wanted to bring a same sex date to his prom. I think this may have happened a couple of times and there was a movie made about it. I'm off to the google!

[Unregistered]

I think this is partially true... but I also think that Canadians in general are much more laid back than Americans. Watching American news is an entertaining passtime for hubs and I because it's completely different from our news... I find Canadian news is intended to inform, while the same events going on in the US are often reported with what seems like intent to create panic, fear, anger and drama. It's weird.

I absolutely agree with your statement. When we visit the US DH and I are always amused at how dramatic the news is. Very very different from Canadian media sources.

[My3cents]

I don't believe that qualifies as consent if they don't wack someone on the head.

........ we agree to disagree. I believe animals can communicate maybe not with the English language but they communicate. IF they didn't want to consent they are not going to stand there and just take it.

I like to watch Africa.......anyone else?

[canadiancare]

I'm surprised to hear there are segregated proms! I'll have to look it up, but I think it was about two years ago an Afro-centric school opened in Toronto and I can't quite wrap my brain around that. And there has been some controversy when a teen wanted to bring a same sex date to his prom. I think this may have happened a couple of times and there was a movie made about it. I'm off to the google!

The school in Toronto isn't racially segregated it is more just tailoring a curriculum to try and keep some kids in school who tend to drop out at alarming rates. The rational is that if poetry, art etc is more culturally relevant the kids might find a reason to stay. I know it might seem unlikely that a non-black child would sign up for these courses but if they wanted to they could.

I think it is just another way to try and keep kids in school.

[My3cents]

I agree with this post and the part of civil union. I also have another view on it which may not be so popular. I do have an issue with gay couples raising children. I have seen many children of gay couples that are completely screwed up. I have a sister who is lesbian and is about to have gender reassignment surgery. I found out she was gay about 30 years ago. In the past thirty years I have spent a huge amount of time with gay people. For about ten years almost all of my friends were gay. The came from all walks of life. To be honest, I was drawn to them because I was so lost myself. With the exception of a handful out of hundreds, I found them to be attention seekers with poor self worth with victimizing thinking and a lack of commitment to their own best interests and anyone else's. I have also found them to be unusually preoccupied with sex and sexual thoughts and have only known one person who is still in the same committed relationship ten years later. I am sure there are more out there, but I never knew any. Gay pride is a perfect example of what I am saying. Gay men and women do not have to go on their walk dressed as the opposite sex, or barely dressed at all to fight for their cause. I believe pride actually harms their cause and further stereotypes them to the population who has not experiences first had being around gay people to determine their own views from ever day interaction.

Based upon my personal experiences and some of the negative qualities I have mentioned above, I do not think that committed relationships to be the norm for gay people. I also think that marriage was created based upon religion and it is often held in churches. If a church does not agree with gay marriage the should not have to perform a gay marriage.

I say, if gay people want to be united for life, let it be a civil union.

This is sad.....

My experience have been of the opposite of yours. There are good and bad in all people. Sounds like you just happened to run across not so good situations. Most people I know that are Gay (I know many) have been in committed relationships longer then most straight couples- I think Gay pride brings out the eccentric just as Madi Gras brings out the drunks. I know people that would never want to go see Madi Gras because it is just a drunk fest. I don't think it is all that- Every celebration has the way out there rads....

Keep an open mind but not so open that your brains fall out-

Before you assume a stereotype learn, meet and form true friendships.

I would hate to think that someone on this forum is Gay and a provider and being made to feel any lesser then they are as a human being because of this thread-

[My3cents]

I think it's completely legit.

Segregated proms happen a lot here in Texas. Just that no one seems to think it's a big deal except for me!

All I can think of is Foot Loose

[CedarCreek]

All I can think of is Foot Loose

Haha!

Here, it seems to be more of the students doing. I'm pretty sure they are free to go to one another's but choose not to.

[CedarCreek]

A facebook page doesn't make it legit. People will like something without even considering it's true, if it seems outrageous enough.

However, after googling and reading 10 or more articles by newspapers concerning this topic, I would agree that it's legit.

And it's unbelievable.

I'm shocked that this hasn't been stopped before now.

I wasn't going off of the Facebook page. I was going off of my own experiences from what I have seen and heard in my state. This happening in Georgia makes me go, "Yeah, probably." Because unfortunately, I have heard of this more than once.

[Patches]

That's such a great way of looking at it!!

I grew up in a house where everyone was welcome... black, white, polka-dot, gay, lesbian, tanny, short, fat, bald, happy, sad, old, young, etc. My mom had a lot of gay friends when I was growing up and she still does. I was always taught to respect anyone who earned it - end of story. My kid will grow up the same way! happyface

This made me smile. Beautiful lovethis

[bluemoose_mom]

I wasn't going off of the Facebook page. I was going off of my own experiences from what I have seen and heard in my state. This happening in Georgia makes me go, "Yeah, probably." Because unfortunately, I have heard of this more than once.

Sorry CedarCreek, that commented was directed at canadiancare, not anyone else. All canadiancare did was direct me to a facebook page, not any news articles or actual first hand knowledge.

I forget to specify who it is that I'm talking to in forum's, sorry!!

But husband that this was a hoax as well, until I showed him some news articles. I'm still surprised this happens. I was sure it was a hoax.

[canadiancare]

Sorry CedarCreek, that commented was directed at canadiancare, not anyone else. All canadiancare did was direct me to a facebook page, not any news articles or actual first hand knowledge.

I forget to specify who it is that I'm talking to in forum's, sorry!!

But husband that this was a hoax as well, until I showed him some news articles. I'm still surprised this happens. I was sure it was a hoax.

Sorry I didn't realise I had linked you to a FB page. I had the article up earlier to post in an email and then forgot I had copied the FB page to share with my friends.

[Country Kids]

There many places in America where there are certain "laws" still in the town books and probably enforced.

I lived in a town where it was still in the books in the 80's and might still be where "a person of color could not be in town after the sunset". I think I actually learned about it in a history class and it was a known fact.

Its not just the south either, its everywhere.