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Let's Marry and Be Gay!Apr 25 '05 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Epinions is as about as useful as the Pope's testicle department.
CRASH That is the sound of a sad, sad loser gatecrashing a W/O to which he was not invited. But, hell, I'll do whatever I like anyway so Epinions is no exception. This w/o, another politically inspired piece, is kicked off by lemon_lime. It is about getting hitched to someone with the same dangly bits and how this relates to religion. It is located for you to peruse at your leisure here- http://www.epinions.com/content_4325744772 Personally I think gay marriage would be a tremendous thing- think of the PINK DOLLAR people. The Bridal Industry is set to make a squillion on all that lovely no-kids-disposable-income and if they're not careful they'll be nudged out of the market by those Cambodian orphanages. So, really, gay marriage is good for economic reasons alone. But on to the questions: What are your spiritual beliefs? I was raised pretty liberal Christian as part of an Australian denomination that takes the best bits from both the Methodists and the ones that begin with P, I can't spell, and have very wooden churches. I don't go to church, it bores me rigid except on Christmas Day, but I suppose a habit of sixteen or so years sticks with you. Part of the reason I drifted away was that it got too friendly I guess. It all started to seem to be about making yourself feel good and PHAT with G-O-D which I felt sorta missed the point. But at the same time I'm not about to go all Opus Dei on my a/s. Also, I really, really hate the 'Christian Contemporary' (or C-ROCK) music that is inflicted on the world at large by crazies, many of whom are named Darlene. As a complete aside, and due to the recent Papal fusses, Pope John Paul a few years back in one of his suitably Papal addresses said there were three areas which were a hotbed of lapsed Roman Catholicism- France, the Netherlands and the diocese of Brisbane. For some reason, this made me swell up with city pride. Sexual orientation? Gay with a big pink capital G. Though I suppose if the right woman came along I'd be straight, especially if she looked like Prince William. To be honest however, the other day I was a bit bored of gay porn and watched some straight porn and it didn't do it for me. Whilst I doubt porn stars with F cup breasts are a good indication of the rest of womanhood, vaginas are still weird. So unpredictable. Also, I tried watching lesbian porn but all I could think was that it was a waste of a perfectly good di/do. How do I see my religious views influencing my sexuality? There is a story, but I'm not going to tell it as it will make me feel very naked and exposed, and I couldn't do it without sounding like some evangelical telepreacher who sells PRAYER POWER PACKS for just $80 so they get HEAVENLY PRIORITY (maybe he faxes them? I dunno) or, even worse, those treacly books written by crinkly-eyed pastors or Southern women. The condemnations of homosexuality are mainly in the Old Testament (with some exceptions, I believe in Romans) in which case we should all stop wearing mixed fibre clothing (a world without polyester! and rayon!) and, I know it'll be hard but if we all make an effort, stop eating owls. Now, on to the compulsory section. Though, really, why those above questions were optional I have no idea- the whole point of these things is to gorge ourselves on our innermost secrets, or at least a convincing impression thereof. How do you define marriage? Beats me. But there's usually cake. Image response time! lemon_lime I tip my hat to you for the first ever W/O that comprises of stimuli to different senses. http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2004/03/10/ba_knight01.jpg The celebrant looks like ET, and the guy on the left like Jack off Will and Grace. At least though the guys don't look like the type of gay couple who decorate their loft with faux-arty B&W shots of them entwined, semi-naked so for this they have my superficial respect. http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2004/02/13/ba_gaywed_01_lm.jpg Two old lesbians and a bunch of people crying? They look like nice old lesbians. I find older lesbians much nicer than younger ones, cos they don't have anything to prove. Curiously, gay men seem to be trying to prove something no matter their age. Young lesbians, especially if they have Goth leanings, are sociopaths and should be sent to live on an island until they've sorted themselves out. I once made a silly lesbian joke to a friend of mine in a public place and was ACCOSTED by these two sixteen year old girls about how I was a homophobic patriarch or something. If I could've got a word in, I would've told them how much I love the love-rod but they were in full rant mode. http://www.sushiesque.com/photos/boston_common_031104/dscn1373.jpg The guy holding the GOD ABHORS YOU looks like a gay biker who hangs out at dark leather bars pretending he's butch. Probably has a few piercings, but doesn't tell anyone he bawled like a girl afterwards. Though his sign may not be anti-gay at all, but anti-general-humanity. Really, people should be more specific in their bigotry. The other guy looks so repressed I imagine he eats bananas sideways. http://www.sushiesque.com/photos/boston_common_031104/dscn1419.JPG Two poorly written signs hanging over a bridge. What are they teaching in our schools today? Why do you think homosexuality is so polarising in religious communities? Because we're so FABULOUS! I don't know. If I worried about that I'd be a nervous wreck. I really, honestly, don't know what freaks people about the whole thing except maybe that sometimes homosexual physical congress can sometimes get a bit smelly and messy- but, hey, what kind of fun stuff these days doesn't? Because I'm tiring of putting the questions in and so on I'm now going to combine the last gauntlet of queries into a long extended response: I think the homosexual lobby (I do love being a lobby and having an agenda) is rushing it too fast in the USA (in Australia no one seems to give a squat either way so I have no comparison- but in my state de facto couples have exactly the same rights as married couples and, cleverly, the law doesn't specify gender at any point). I think the push should be more for equal rights as opposed to 'marriage'. Everyone calls a 'civil union' or 'committment ceremony' a wedding anyhow cos it uses up less syllables and breath and everyone knows instantly what you mean. Let the churches do what they want to do with marriage, for heaven's sake, but no one is asking that Rosie O'Donnell is allowed to marry Anne Heche (is she a lesbian again? I lose track) at St Peter's Basilica. As for it being a wedge issue- tough. You can make a wedge out of anything: pine, lemon or social issues. Slightly abridged final question: Do you think that gay marriage will be much more accepted in 100 years? Oh, definitely. Less time for the law to change- more time for social change (after all, in parts of the world an inter-racial marriage is still a shocker). You can't stop the homosexual lobby, foolish breeders. We have Cher and rainbow flags.  |
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