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Today while surfing Edge, a network for Gay and Lesbian news, I came across Americans for Truth about Homosexuals. I mean, I guess it should have not been surprising that there is a website “devoted exclusively to exposing and countering the homosexual activist agenda,” but I still felt awkward reading Peter LaBarbera’s opinions. The contexts of many of the “articles” seem skewed, but I guess the argument goes both ways.
For example, Julea Ward, did not in my opinion get let go because of her religious convictions. In my opinion, she was let go because she refused to follow through with the functions of her job. She did not provide counseling to someone whom needed counseling. If you are not going to counsel those whom you are suppose to be providing a service, of course you are going to be let go. I thought this should be the logical outcome. I am also under the impression that there is more to her being let go then this one event. Think about how hard it is to be let go. I mean you need more than three write-ups so to get canned at Mc Donald. Why would a school let go a credentialed conselor for this one event? In my opinion there is more to the story.
Another example, on the homosexual parenting page of the websites, it shows Gays and Lesbians in only one context. A clip of Gay Pride is used to show how vulgar homosexuals are, but what about all the homosexuals who are social workers or directors of organizations that help people in need, or volunteers at shelters for the homeless or food pantries or those who provide victims of sexual assault a warm smile and confirmation that it was not their fault. I am not saying only LGBTQI community members do these types of philanthropies’, I am merely stating that yes, some LGBTQI community members do. I know homosexuals are tagged as partiers and whatnot, but this is only a small slice of a diverse pie.
My last example of this website’s skewed perception is well, if the government was on our side then we would have already have won the right to marry our significant others…
I hope maybe you would check out the website and get a feel for what some people believe. We can use this as a tool to look at what others think about the LGBTQI community and fix the negative views. Or at least examine why some people had those negative views.
and Peter LaBarbera. nothing gets me angrier than repressed homosexuals bashing homosexuals.