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<\/a><\/a>That\u2019s not to say there wasn\u2019t \u201cgay bashing\". People I became friends with decades later admitted they said odious things to homosexuals, and came to regret their behavior. One was (at the time) a young pastor who, with like-minded idiot Christians, drove about the known homosexual areas of Dallas and hurled insults. He quickly realized there was nothing Christian about this activism and, besides being appalling, was counterproductive- the success of convincing a homosexual to say, \"Yes, I will now become a heterosexual\u201d upon hearing someone yell, \u201cQueers are going to burn in hell\u201d was about 0%. By the time I met this pastor he was perhaps the most sincere \u201cwalk the walk\u201d Christian I ever knew, who dedicated his life to providing a home for abandoned and abused children in Honduras. He was very conservative, with beliefs that would make him an object of scorn among the diversity and inclusion crowd: his theology was God loves the sinner but not the sin, as compared to God loves the sinner and<\/em> especially loves the sin, with carnal sins being extra sanctified. The latter is the theology of the progressive collection of pretend Christians, often referred to as \u201cmainstream.\u201d To them, self-gratification is the highest calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 1970s was the beginning of \u201ccoming out\u201d of homosexuals as related to society, and they had an understandable and convincing argument addressed to gay bashers individually and the culture as a whole, that can be summarized as follows: \u201cWhy are you hassling me? I don\u2019t attack you for the way you live your life, so why do you attack me? I don\u2019t demand anything of you other than simply let me live my life the way I choose.\u201d No one has to \u201cembrace and celebrate\u201d homosexuality to agree with this, it simply requires a levelheaded and compassionate mind and a belief in basic American (and conservative) values: tolerance and mutual respect. How awful that the descendants of these reasonable people have so completely contorted and denigrated their message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The teachings of Martin Luther King, advocating for the of dignity for all and admonishing people be judged on their character, not their skin color, were usurped by selfish and hate-filled demands of the the elite class that black people be relegated and diminished to helpless and hapless victims deserving of special favors, like a treat given to a pet, due solely to skin color. Similarly, the philosophy of tolerance from the 1970s has been perverted by the LGBTQIA+ \u201cpride\u201d cult, which has become an oppressive secular theocracy masquerading as a \u201csocial justice\u201d movement, with demands for obeisance to the doctrine, recitation of the catechism, and submission to the symbolism<\/p>\n\n\n\n To run afoul of the cult evokes fear in many, and to remain in good graces requires certain behaviors and responses. Adult males riding bicycles naked in front of kids must be found enchanting. Invocations of \u201cWe\u2019re here, we\u2019re queer, and we\u2019re coming after your children!\u201d during pride parades must be met with a nod and a smile. When an emotionally troubled adolescent girl has her breasts amputated you best put out a yard sign that states, \u201cTrans Rights Are Human Rights\u201d- the LGBTQIA+ religion is not for the squeamish! When the pride parade float featuring guys in bondage attire and bare buttocks pass by you should feel titillated. Drag queens wearing fabulous fashions and otherwise demeaning womanhood should evoke a satisfying excitement. And, of course, when a male athlete sets new records in the women\u2019s competition, you better be cheering wildly. The cult allows for no disagreement, and rarely forgives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Public institutions (such as libraries) should not advocate for any particular political, religious, or cultural ideology. I\u2019m not a Christian, for example, but even if I were I would object to a government building being fully adorned with crosses or pictures of Jesus. The same goes for \u201cpride\u201d totems. While it\u2019s ridiculous and adolescent to claim \u201cWe are committed to making everyone<\/em> feel welcome,\u201d it is<\/em> reasonable to not overtly, and even intentionally, make segments of the public feel unwelcome<\/em>. Would anyone really notice if a space was not <\/em>festooned with rainbow symbolism. If anyone complained it wouldn\u2019t be a person concerned with \u201cjustice,\u201d but a petty and selfish fascist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As much as I\u2019ve come to loathe \u201cpride\u201d month and all the associated rainbow pageantry, a part of me sees a pitiable sadness in the \u201cpride\u201d activists. On one hand it\u2019s very shallow: to be \u201cproud\u201d because some guy has sex with other guys is like a privileged and arrogant college boy who\u2019s proud of the sports car, exotic vacations, and all the hi-tech gadgets his wealthy father buys him. But darker than that, it\u2019s the profound need to be accepted- and adored- by everyone else because self-acceptance is elusive. To have one\u2019s very concept of self based on extrinsic approbation of others must be terribly lonely and morose. Unfortunately, this has led too many people to demand of others, and society, what they cannot find in themselves. True pride is about accomplishment and at times personal sacrifice, rainbow pride is about selfishness and hedonism. In other words, it has nothing to do with actual pride, just self-interest and a craving to fill a personal emptiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n by Reid Fitzsimons I\u2019m fairly confident I made it through the years of adolescence and young adulthood with just the average amount of obnoxiousness, and that whatever stupidity I committed did did not include \u201cgay bashing.\u201d Perhaps I should be proud of this, but I\u2019m not sure not being a jerk is deserving of pride. ...continue reading <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a>