tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post1145022292814272396..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: THE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE NATURE OF PRIDE PARADESJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-84292851338630772692010-06-26T08:43:58.158-07:002010-06-26T08:43:58.158-07:00Jerry, I'm not surprised that many straight fo...Jerry, I'm not surprised that many straight folks don't know that much about the lives of LGBT people. They've all been taught that we're perverted and freaks. The LGBT media perpetrates that to some extent by focusing on a lot frivolity.<br /><br />I still think that the parades have some use but I agree that grass roots activism is where the money could be better spent.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041499205158357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-60076535218084069182010-06-25T18:18:35.873-07:002010-06-25T18:18:35.873-07:00Thanks Jessie. Best wishes, Jerry.Thanks Jessie. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-68057970600243105282010-06-25T17:59:48.974-07:002010-06-25T17:59:48.974-07:00awesome! thank you! keep up the good work! i will ...awesome! thank you! keep up the good work! i will definitely be referring people to your site.<br /><br />jessieJessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752391812658343536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-83978012284713880412010-06-25T08:09:46.553-07:002010-06-25T08:09:46.553-07:00Hi Jessie: Thank you so much for your kind remarks...Hi Jessie: Thank you so much for your kind remarks, and for your excellent website. I'm adding it to the Links section of my blog. My very best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-12203910988975440192010-06-24T20:55:31.322-07:002010-06-24T20:55:31.322-07:00Hi, Jerry!
I am a young Christian woman, and came...Hi, Jerry!<br /><br />I am a young Christian woman, and came upon your blog on my search for answers and insight. I have a beautiful girlfriend of almost two years!<br /><br />We have recently become involved in a movement called Take Back Pride. I think you might find it interesting in light of your opinions on the "parades". Take a look: www.TakeBackPride.org.<br /><br />Thank you for your insightful and eloquent posts!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Jessie<br /><br />jessiekstandafer@gmail.comJessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752391812658343536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-73216769963029630842010-06-21T12:21:30.232-07:002010-06-21T12:21:30.232-07:00Hi Don Charles: What an eloquent comment, and one ...Hi Don Charles: What an eloquent comment, and one that hits the nail on the head! I agree with every word of your commment, and all LGBT people and allies who are truly concerned with acquiring full and equal civil rights should feel the same way as we do. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-2934014750025116022010-06-21T10:21:30.689-07:002010-06-21T10:21:30.689-07:00Jerry,
When I requested that you write this post,...Jerry,<br /><br />When I requested that you write this post, I knew you would take this subject matter and knock it out of the ball park. Submit this essay to Whosoever, pronto!<br /><br />There are several disturbing things I notice about Joe Jervis's rant:<br /><br />1. It's an endorsement of not only escapism, but escapism foisted on the general public. Clearly, Joe wants the heterosexual population to see us in Happy Pervert mode.<br /><br />2. It is peppered with heterosexist slurs ("queens", "homos", "bulldaggers"), and at one point, he refers to parade participants as "freaks". This usage reveals his shame-based mindset.<br /><br />3. The overall tone of the piece suggests a high school newspaper editorial that gets rejected for inappropriate language. It's a grown man indulging in an insolent, juvenile, potty mouthed outburst.<br /><br />As I stated in the comments section of Joe's blog, he's obviously not interested in bettering conditions for LGBT folk in this world. He wants us to accomodate ourselves to a discriminatory status quo. He wants we should divert our righteous anger into self-indulgent revelry and exhibitionism. <br /><br />To me, he comes across as a defiantly obedient House Negro. He's bragging on how much he loves to stage minstrel shows for the White folks . . . the more outrageously stereotypical, the better! Not only that, he's encouraging the rest of us to do the same. Joe Jervis is the worst kind of an Uncle Tom, Jerry: the craven kind who helps Massah keep the restless perverts in line!<br /><br />His essay is essentially an anti-Gay document. It amounts to thinly-disguised hetero-bigot propaganda! A Family Research Council infiltrator couldn't have written it any better. It's bad enough, dealing with Bible bigots without having to contend with this kind of movement sabotage.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.com