Say NO to Homophobia

well you know ome people till doing that but you know what? i think people shouldn't use their religion as a reason to say that being gay is dangerous etc......i really don't get them, you can be religious and being gay, i don't understand why it's o unbelievable for them...btw i ue to think that , whatever the religion, they should adapt it to their century and stop looking for a past life pretty homophobic..... no offence

 

Hey you all ahve to remember the Bible has been rewriten and rewriten to keep up with whats new so wheen the rise of homosexuallity came the church rewrote the bible so your argument to this could be the first boible "The dead sea scrolls" was never against homosexuallity.

 

Gotta remember, the Church was made up of males (still is) and that they were determined to keep their "power". Kinda makes you wonder why they left in The Song of Songs. It's the world's oldest written pornography. No mention of God, vivid depictions and hot sex. What's not to love? What's really laughable is how religious folks like to say it's supposed to illustrate the relationship between God and man. So...does that mean God wants to have sex with us? Like, ew...

However, there actually are a few passages about homosexuality not being a big deal. David and Jonathan for example. Never mind the stripping naked in front of a stranger-defending your buddy to your dad-hugging till you're both...large. David did say that the love of Jonathan was "sweeter than that of women". That tells ya a lot. Even Revised Bibles admit that Jonathan had a thing for David. Can ya feel the Luuuurve?

Another good example is in the New Testament when Jesus cured the centurion's slave. Before I get into it, a little bit of history. Ancient Rome depended on slaves, for any kind of task one can think of. Just about every free-born citizen had at least one slave. A centurion could marry, but had to leave the wife and kids at home. This is where the body slave came in. A body slave's purpose is to take personal care of his/her master. That means bathing, grooming...and providing pleasure. This particular centurion (who was nice enough to build a Jewish temple at Capernaum) had a boy slave whom he loved very much. So it's pretty obvious that this realtionship wasn't platonic. When the slave became gravely ill, the centurion sought out Jesus to cure him.

While the Bible's lacking in detail, one can imagine the Disciples having a fit over it, especially Peter.

Peter: Lord, you can't possibly be thinking about helping this man! He's a Heathen! A pagan!

Jesus: Peter, you know better than to judge people. He asked for my help and he believes in me.

Peter: A pagan? A Roman pig believing in YOU? Outrageous! He's asking you to help his slave, with whom he does unspeakable acts with. Don't tell me you are going to soil yourself with the presence of this...filth!

Jesus: *shrugs* What can I say? I'm a sucker for faith. You'll figure it out someday, Peter...

 

be true to yourself and f**k everyone else thats what I say

 

I think draig_goch that is exactly what describes my day today.. though unfortunately irl things can be different. How many times haven't I said that I couldn't care less what my parents think of me.. yet, why do I keep postponing it.. *sigh*.. sorry, bit depressed today.. whaaaa.. I'm never depressed.. oh dear..

It's so good to see so many friends (yes, you all!! ) hop in here to say something. I think I can speak for all that it really means a lot!!

 

nice quote im not familiar with the Bible but that quote sounds good especially Jesus's comment

that's my philosophy you know that's the best we can do, true with ourselves.....

awwwww Jayne i hope everything will be okay for you...of course what your parents think count for you, but when they say something which hurt you, you try to believe that you don't care.....you know sometimes i think that our parents are the only one who can hurt you that bad....but you know what? whatever they say, especially when it hurts you, just think that you deserve better than that and try as much as possible to not let their comments attempt you

you know, im really happy that this thread can help people im so glad somebody opened it i will never know how it is to be gay and how people will react about it , the only thing i know i that when my friends or someone of my family will tell me that he/she is gay, i will always be there for him/her

 

Honey, you'll never know your parent's reaction will be until you tell them. Who knows? They might surprise you and be cool about it. If you're really cringing at a face-to-face confrontation, how about writing them a letter? It would be easier to get your thoughts on paper. Just keep it concise, simple and assure them that you are the same person and that you love them no matter what.

Much hugs!

 

Thanks trent_bowie! I told my mum several years ago and she thought I was going through a "phase".. and actually within those years I didn't have girl-crushes that were worth telling her, so I never bothered.. but I do, indeed, realise that it is getting harder and harder. I know that one of these days I will have to tell her.. then my dad.. she may give me some advice on how to bring it do my dad.. :lol: yeah, I force myself to laugh about this pathetic behaviour, otherwise I'll get mental!

Thanks for your support and advice..

 

We're all here for you, my dear. And please...call me trent

 

Hey you talk about being mental like it's a bad thing ! I am sorry about your mom though, of course you care what she thinks, she is your mom, she is probably doing her best to understand. And remember we are all here rooting for you.

Trent, your name reminded me of teh funniest thing that happened yesterday. My friend Megan is obsessed with David Bowie and she was getting really annoying after three hours of non-stop fangirling (she stopped talking for about five minutes to eat) so I am like, "You know he is gay right you have no chance" and she throws her popcorn at me and we fall back laughing. She still didn't shut up until I reminded her that after so much CSI I know how to hide a body
:lol:.

 

hello..*echo* anyone in here?

Wow either everyone's gone.....or no one has anything to say!

 

^ Nyaha! I'm here. Just lurking most of the time. Yup, nothing homophobic have happened lately. Which is good .

Good thing you bumped this thread. Ya know, in case anyone wanted to open up but didn't know where.

 

Uhm.. yeah.. I told my parents two days ago.. rough conversation, they didn't expect it of me (come on, mum! I told her years ago.. arghh.. see it wasn't just a phase.. when I confronted that with her she said: "really? hmm I forgot about that then." *sigh*) My dad was awfully quiet, mum too actually.. but after a while they wanted to see pictures so I showed her, and they reacted well.. my dad also said that he just wants to see me happy and he said he was proud that I told them.. I'll just give them some time to get used to the idea.. but to be honest I really thought that they would accept it easier.

Luckily I have so much support of many of you guys, especially you, Casper My friends all reacted really cool, they all want to meet her and stuff. They're really happy for me!

 

^^ That's brilliant! Well done being brave enough to tell them!

 

Mhhm, I would think that anyone would do the same like I did.

Least your parents came to terms with it Jayne. Must have been pretty hard. I could only imagine.

But honestly, if it wasn't for this thread, I wouldn't have known it either. You seem like a perfectly straight girl. Heh. Apologies.