That said, I think that the “born gay” thing is just a backlash to conservatives/religious saying that everyone is born straight and it’s a choice to be gay, and so since gay folks are choosing to be gay, they’re choosing to be perverts and all sorts of other nonsense. It’s like saying that since a gay person is choosing to be gay, that person is choosing to be a sinner, and so it makes it easier to hate the gay person. I really feel, though, that we do need to stand up and say, “My choices do not make me a bad person.” If sexuality IS controlled by a gene or not, it shouldn’t matter, because even if it were a choice it’s not a BAD choice. That’s what we need to be thinking. You’re also right about excluding trans folks. I think there should definitely be a better saying instead of “born gay.”

Anyway, not sure if any of this makes sense. I get where the GLB folks are coming from, which is basically backlash against conservatives/religious telling them they’re sinning/unnatural/horrible people. But they (and the rest of everyone) are ignoring transsexuals, queers, questioning people, and all sorts of other people falling outside of the traditional heterosexual cisgendered people. I don’t know what the solution is, but I’m glad you’re posting about this to make people aware of the issues.

To compare the movement to define marriage however you see fit with the struggle of blacks to be treated like human beings along their white countrymen is absurd and insulting to blacks and homosexuals.

That cat factoid is probably going to remain in my head all day.

My sincerest condolences to you, your mutual friends, and to all those affected by the passing of Onion.