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Archive for April, 2009

Matthew Shepard Bill passes House 249-175

Whenever someone asks me the usual “How old were you when you knew you were gay?” and “How did you realize you were gay?” questions, I like to point them to this fantastic questionnaire created by psychologist Martin Rochlin in 1977. It’s a simple but powerful idea: replace the term “homosexual” with “heterosexual” and we’re golden.

Here’s the questionnaire:

1. What do you think caused your heterosexuality? 

2. When and how did you first decide you were a heterosexual? 

3. Is it possible your heterosexuality is just a phase you may grow out of?

4. Is it possible your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex? 

5. Isn’t it possible that all you need is a good gay lover? 

6. Heterosexuals have histories of failures in gay relationships. Do you think you may have turned to  heterosexuality out of fear of rejection? 

7. If you’ve never slept with a person of the same sex, how do you know you wouldn’t prefer that? 

8. If heterosexuality is normal, why are a disproportionate number of mental patients heterosexual? 

9. To whom have you disclosed your heterosexual tendencies? How did they react? 

10. Your heterosexuality doesn’t offend me as long as you don’t try to force it on me. Why do you people feel compelled to seduce others into your sexual orientation? 

11. If you choose to nurture children, would you want them to be heterosexual, knowing the problems they would face? 

12. The great majority of child molesters are heterosexuals. Do you really consider it safe to expose your children to heterosexual teachers? 

13. Why do you insist on being so obvious, and making a public spectacle of your heterosexuality? Can’t you just be what you are and keep it quiet?

14. How can you ever hope to become a whole person if you limit yourself to a compulsive, exclusive heterosexual object choice and remain unwilling to explore and develop your normal, natural, healthy, God-given homosexual potential? 

15. Heterosexuals are noted for assigning themselves and each other to narrowly restricted, stereotyped sex-roles. Why do you cling to such unhealthy role-playing? 

16. Why do heterosexuals place so much emphasis on sex? 

17. With all the societal support marriage receives, the divorce rate is spiraling. Why are there so few stable relationships among heterosexuals? 

18. How could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual, considering the menace of overpopulation? 

19. There seem to be very few happy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed with which you might be able to change if you really want to. Have you considered aversion therapy? 

20. Do heterosexuals hate and/or distrust others of their own sex? Is that what makes them heterosexual?

Note: I may or may not have directed this questionnaire to the more heterosexist of my brothers. It elicited no response from them, but I figured it was worth a shot.

Phil

God Hate Shrimp

If you are sick and tired of Christians quoting passages of the Bible on why homosexuality is a sin, check out this site.  In the same section of the Bible that says homosexuality is an abomination it also states the shrimp is too!  Invite them to come with you to protest a Red Lobster!

Picking and choosing what rules people want to follow in the Bible is just ignorant.

I highly recommend this book.  The LGBTQ community wants the basic things that us straight people have, such as kids.  This book shows a humorous side of this need.  Trust me, it’s an amazing read.

“I’m a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being… by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people, what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.”

Paul Newman

With the passing of Prop 8 I was the typical angry American.  I realized though that I pretty much knew nothing about LGBTQ history or what they really go through.  So I decided to read.  I started reading books, websites, tweets, etc.  As I learned more I realized that the best way to help the LGBTQ community was to try to educate as many people as I could.  Thus, this Tumblr.  I will be posting books, quotes, websites, videos, etc that can help people understand.

I still have a lot to learn so if YOU want to contribute feel free to email me @ mominreallife@gmail.com  I already have a few fabulous bloggers helping out so check in to see what they bring to the table.