Someone asked me once if I would prefer being straight - wouldn't life be easier? (My first answer was "nope - being gay has never brought anything bad to my life. Homophobia has screwed me 6 ways from Sunday") And I couldn't answer that. Because a heterosexual Sparky doesn't exist. A heterosexual Sparky would no longer be Sparky, it wouldn't be me. It would be missing such a major part of what makes me me, that it would no longer be Sparky. I cannot picture myself as a straight person and have that person still ring as me.
And this means numerous things to me. And foremost among them is I'm less than happy when people try to divorce me from my sexuality.
You cannot "hate the sin and not the sinner." That sin is a part of my identity. It is me. And I resent the idea that it is a sin, that I am a sin - let alone that you try to slice out a part of me to hate in a way that I am supposed to find ok.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America voting members praying at last August's assembly Last August, the Lutheran Church voted to accept non-celibate, partnered gay and lesbian people of faith into the ranks of its clergy.
A divided South Bend City Council has put off a vote on a proposed ordinance extending employment discrimination protection to gays and lesbians.
Opposing sides in the gay marriage debate are holding dueling rallies at the Minnesota Capitol on Wednesday.
Zac Efron the fresh faced man-child of High school musical fame has been rumored to be gay ever since he became famous. The person behind the gay rumors? Perez Hilton of course! Perez claimed that Efron had a case of "gay face" and he also has insinuated that the two have dated or hooked up over the years. Perez has also launched a smear campaign against Efron's longtime girlfriend, fellow High School Musical actress Vanessa Hudgens, whom Perez has called a slut, ho, whore and nicknamed "Vanexxxa." Perez's slut shaming of young girls is one of his most vile qualities. But that's getting off topic.
The Alliance Defense Fund who is doing a lot of work to try and make Augusta State University grant a degree to a woman who believes that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice despite the fact that the scientific evidence shows otherwise has lost a case against Eastern Michigan University where a graduate student said she was kicked out of a master's program after refusing to counsel a homosexual client.
