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Carol Anne
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| I'm tempted to agree. But making your sexual orientation public knowledge IS a choice. |
Or at least it should be. |
Heterosexuals don't have to choose to whether to make their sexual orientation public or not. It's generally assumed that people are straight unless they indicate otherwise.
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cometsfan05
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| Posted: 10/15/05 1:13 pm ::: |
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although I am happy and content with my boyfriend and my 2 kids I have no problem with the women being gay because it is their choice they can do what ever the hell they wanna do it really does'nt affect how they play so I dont care if they are or not
but I have wondered about some of the players |
Agree very much with your overall sentiment, but I don't believe sexual orientation is a choice. |
I agree with you 100 % but it does'nt bother me being a straight female that some of my favorite players may be a certain way you have to look at the person people should'nt be judging them that's what I mean by if they chose to be like that then it's a personal choice they are all grown women ya know holla
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VandyWhit
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| Posted: 10/15/05 3:35 pm ::: |
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| Heterosexuals don't have to choose to whether to make their sexual orientation public or not. It's generally assumed that people are straight unless they indicate otherwise. |
I meant that it should be up to the person to decide whether to make their sexual orientation public. If a person chooses to keep it a private matter, I don't think that it's right for other people to make it public for them. The choice should be theirs.
Sorry for the confusion.
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CamrnCrz1974
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| Posted: 10/15/05 7:52 pm ::: |
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| Heterosexuals don't have to choose to whether to make their sexual orientation public or not. It's generally assumed that people are straight unless they indicate otherwise. |
I meant that it should be up to the person to decide whether to make their sexual orientation public. If a person chooses to keep it a private matter, I don't think that it's right for other people to make it public for them. The choice should be theirs. |
Well, duh. I think most people are not in favor of public outings!
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| Posted: 10/15/05 8:10 pm ::: |
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| Heterosexuals don't have to choose to whether to make their sexual orientation public or not. It's generally assumed that people are straight unless they indicate otherwise. |
I meant that it should be up to the person to decide whether to make their sexual orientation public. If a person chooses to keep it a private matter, I don't think that it's right for other people to make it public for them. The choice should be theirs. |
Well, duh. I think most people are not in favor of public outings! |
There's a growing contingent who support outing anti-gay gays...check this out:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/04/outing.debate.ap/?section=cnn_allpolitics
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Carol Anne
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| Posted: 10/15/05 8:56 pm ::: "The Barney Frank Rule" |
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Barney Frank's opinions on outing are often quoted as "The Barney Frank Rule."
Gay Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said he endorses the practice in limited circumstances. “I am not inclined to do it, but I think if the congressman is rabidly anti-gay, it’s appropriate,” Frank said. “You don’t have a right to be a hypocrite; you don’t have a right to exempt yourself from the negative things you do to other people.”
Wave of outings hits Congress, Washington Blade, Friday, June 18, 2004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outing |
In my day-to-day life, I'd never out another ordinary person. But when it comes to elected officials and others in positions of authority, if they are creating or cooperating with anti-gay laws or policies, I think outing them is quite appropriate. At the very least, don't sleep with your enemy!
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 10/15/05 9:40 pm ::: |
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| Politicians turn gay in clusters - Ooops, wrong thread!
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VandyWhit
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| Posted: 10/16/05 7:37 am ::: |
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| Well, duh. I think most people are not in favor of public outings! |
Yeah, you'd think so. But from some of the comments that appear on this message board at times (including the initial post in this thread), sometimes I wonder.
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| Posted: 10/16/05 11:31 am ::: |
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| Well, duh. I think most people are not in favor of public outings! |
Yeah, you'd think so. But from some of the comments that appear on this message board at times (including the initial post in this thread), sometimes I wonder. |
I don't think we've ever gone overboard with this "issue" here. People get called out when they are getting carried away with information, if you know what I mean. After all, this isn't a gossip message board.
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| Posted: 10/16/05 9:21 pm ::: |
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| Yeah...all of the above. Who cares? I like to watch basketball & can give a darn what the players are into. I was just commenting on what iv'e heard from those who do make it their business.
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| Posted: 10/17/05 8:07 am ::: |
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OMFG! Phranc DOES sell Tupperware! I believe this was foretold by Nostradamus...or maybe the book of Revelations? 
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 10/17/05 5:55 pm ::: |
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| I heard that Tupperware causes hurricanes.
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| Posted: 10/17/05 6:30 pm ::: |
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LOL!
That would be cool.
So how are you holding up with all that rain?
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| Posted: 10/17/05 6:47 pm ::: |
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| I'd like mine with more than 18 mpg thank you! I might have to get rid of mine.
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| Posted: 10/17/05 7:11 pm ::: |
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| I heard that Tupperware causes hurricanes. |
Tupperware is made by the Japanese Yakuza?
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