tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post8913432095549923199..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: WE MUST EXAMINE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF HOMOPHOBESJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-72670681129922722872010-11-27T16:55:04.858-08:002010-11-27T16:55:04.858-08:00Thanks for this great and instructive comment, Len...Thanks for this great and instructive comment, Len. And Happy Thanksgiving to you, too. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-90783350073911840852010-11-27T16:30:32.083-08:002010-11-27T16:30:32.083-08:00Ah the joy that must come over the haters when the...Ah the joy that must come over the haters when they discover a ¨obvious¨ LGBTI person to torment or slander...I don´t think we can go around policing the ¨look¨ or ¨actions¨ of our LGBTI sisters and brother in order for us to cause less of a fuss in the minds of those who despise us (for whatever reason)...but it´s always been clear to me, as a Gay person from childhood-into manhood, that there was something very emotionally DISORDERED about those who ridicule, demonize and attempt to outcast LGBTI family/friends and everyday associates--all one really needs do is listen and the vileness that explodes can´t be considered ¨normal¨ reaction--no, I fully agree with the assumption that something like a dangerous ¨too close for comfort¨ reaction sets in when bigots are striking out against people like me--certainly that ¨loathing¨ was part of the self-loathing that I even turned on me as I became actively alcoholic--but then, there was one night when it became clear there was nowhere to hide--especially not from my self--I cried out drunk/alone in my own house to God to ¨take this away from me¨--God did and that was in just a few days 33 years ago. Self destructiveness comes in many packages for people like me and for people like the abusers of fellow human beings.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving from South of the Border(s), <br /><br />LeonardoLeonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-17222696276590472052010-11-23T14:08:33.108-08:002010-11-23T14:08:33.108-08:00The tragedy, Don Charles, is that the face of Gay ...The tragedy, Don Charles, is that the face of Gay people that the public too often sees are the sexual hedonists who equate being Gay with Sex, and who feed into the false stereotypes that all too many homophobes and potential Straight allies believe. <br /><br />The healthy Gay people out there often live their lives quietly, and too often remain silent about the reality of their lives. <br /><br />Therefore, this double whammy helps retard equality on the one hand, and empowers the virulent homophobes on the other hand. <br /><br />It's only when mentally healthy Gay people express their outrage, in the courts and in the streets, that equality will be assured in the foreseeable future. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-46444545509694531452010-11-23T12:14:19.570-08:002010-11-23T12:14:19.570-08:00I found this revelation by David Berger quite dist...I found this revelation by David Berger quite disturbing, Jerry. It confirms what I've always believed: Some of our worst enemies are ourselves! It's important for the normal Gay people come out in ever greater numbers so that the Straight world doesn't see these deeply perverted, aggressively self-hating types as our norm.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.com