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Post by dount2005 on Aug 20, 2019 6:34:34 GMT 10
Girl, you are not a Christian. We don't claim you. We don't tolerate your anti-gay attitude. God loves everyone. Please don't get frantic with me. I respect everybody and I adore everybody. I may not concur with their way of life but regardless I think everybody has the right to convey themselves in whichever way they want. You're the type of mom who would abuse their religion by sending their gay kid to conversion therapy. Miss me with that "I adore everybody" crap.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2019 6:43:50 GMT 10
I understand that at times someone might say something you find morally wrong, extremely offensive or very disagreeable. But I urge everyone to keep their cool and be civil regardless. That is rule #1 of posting on Popedia. If you don't follow that rule, the conversation can only degrade from there and create a negative atmosphere for us all on Popedia. No productive conversation can come of that. I am locking this thread until us mods figure out what to do about it. Until then, let's cool our heads. 
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 20, 2019 11:46:25 GMT 10
This thread has been unlocked again.
Again, we would like to stress that everyone should remain respectful of one another, even if you personally don't agree with someone else's beliefs. There is no need to abuse someone just because you don't agree with their viewpoint.
Further action will be taken if an incident like this happens again.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 20, 2019 12:28:03 GMT 10
People like to point out things like percentages too note how small the LGBT community... i’ve heard things like “i don’t know why we even care if they’re less than 1%”. But in reality all those surveys/studies that try to get the percentage of LGBT people will be inaccurate from the jump. The vast majority of LGBT never get to come out in the first place due to society,, and identity is a lot more fluid for some people... Gen Z is definitely a step ahead of previous generations but i think there’s still a lot of work to be done I agree. Such wide-scale surveys/studies will always have a degree of inaccuracy to them, as it's impossible to get the opinions and beliefs of the 7 billion people who live on this planet. You're right about how there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. For instance, while I was at work yesterday, I overheard a small group of 9-10 year old boys yell out to someone across the road and call them a "homo". It reminded me of when "that's so gay" comments were so openly made while I was in primary school.
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Post by rainbow on Aug 20, 2019 12:29:14 GMT 10
People like to point out things like percentages too note how small the LGBT community... i’ve heard things like “i don’t know why we even care if they’re less than 1%”. But in reality all those surveys/studies that try to get the percentage of LGBT people will be inaccurate from the jump. The vast majority of LGBT never get to come out in the first place due to society,, and identity is a lot more fluid for some people... Gen Z is definitely a step ahead of previous generations but i think there’s still a lot of work to be done I agree. Such wide-scale surveys/studies will always have a degree of inaccuracy to them, as it's impossible to get the opinions and beliefs of the 7 billion people who live on this planet. You're right about how there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. For instance, while I was at work yesterday, I overheard a small group of 9-10 year old boys yell out to someone across the road and call them a "homo". It reminded me of when "that's so gay" comments were so openly made while I was in primary school. Homophobia will always exist. We can't get rid of it, but we can reduce it.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 20, 2019 12:38:16 GMT 10
Homophobia will always exist. We can't get rid of it, but we can reduce it. That's true. It would be great if we got to a point as a society where people would perceive the LGBTQ community without any hesitations or discrimination, but unfortunately we are still a long way off from that. Famous people who come out as gay or bisexual still make news headlines (even though it shouldn't) and there remains a subconscious belief that a relationship should be between a man and a woman.
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Post by cooldudez on Aug 20, 2019 12:42:48 GMT 10
People like to point out things like percentages too note how small the LGBT community... i’ve heard things like “i don’t know why we even care if they’re less than 1%”. But in reality all those surveys/studies that try to get the percentage of LGBT people will be inaccurate from the jump. The vast majority of LGBT never get to come out in the first place due to society,, and identity is a lot more fluid for some people... Gen Z is definitely a step ahead of previous generations but i think there’s still a lot of work to be done I agree. Such wide-scale surveys/studies will always have a degree of inaccuracy to them, as it's impossible to get the opinions and beliefs of the 7 billion people who live on this planet. You're right about how there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. For instance, while I was at work yesterday, I overheard a small group of 9-10 year old boys yell out to someone across the road and call them a "homo". It reminded me of when "that's so gay" comments were so openly made while I was in primary school. i lost 1 friend when i came out of the closet..he was muslim and very religious. we met in 5th grade and we used to be partners in science all the time. apparently it was against his religion so he stopped talking to me. i really hope ppl stop using religion as an excuse to be homophobic bc it really makes lgbt ppls lives harder
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Post by rainbow on Aug 20, 2019 12:45:01 GMT 10
Homophobia will always exist. We can't get rid of it, but we can reduce it. That's true. It would be great if we got to a point as a society where people would perceive the LGBTQ community without any hesitations or discrimination, but unfortunately we are still a long way off from that. Famous people who come out as gay or bisexual still make news headlines (even though it shouldn't) and there remains a subconscious belief that a relationship should be between a man and a woman. It's the same thing with racism too. Here in the U.S, you'd think 55 years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 racism would finally be gone, but there was literally just a white nationalist shooting at the beginning of this month.
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Post by pink.panda_v3 on Aug 20, 2019 12:51:44 GMT 10
I agree. Such wide-scale surveys/studies will always have a degree of inaccuracy to them, as it's impossible to get the opinions and beliefs of the 7 billion people who live on this planet. You're right about how there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. For instance, while I was at work yesterday, I overheard a small group of 9-10 year old boys yell out to someone across the road and call them a "homo". It reminded me of when "that's so gay" comments were so openly made while I was in primary school. i lost 1 friend when i came out of the closet..he was muslim and very religious. we met in 5th grade and we used to be partners in science all the time. apparently it was against his religion so he stopped talking to me. i really hope ppl stop using religion as an excuse to be homophobic bc it really makes lgbt ppls lives harder I was praised for coming out as bi. Then again, I live in California  . My dad is atheist.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 20, 2019 12:54:29 GMT 10
i lost 1 friend when i came out of the closet..he was muslim and very religious. we met in 5th grade and we used to be partners in science all the time. apparently it was against his religion so he stopped talking to me. i really hope ppl stop using religion as an excuse to be homophobic bc it really makes lgbt ppls lives harder I'm sorry to hear that.  Being religious isn't an excuse to be homophobic of course, however some people can base their entire lives around their religious beliefs. It plays a part in who they are as a person. Please don't think of it as being a way for someone to direct a personal attack towards you. They are just staying true to their own beliefs and they have a right to do so.
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Post by cooldudez on Aug 20, 2019 13:01:11 GMT 10
i lost 1 friend when i came out of the closet..he was muslim and very religious. we met in 5th grade and we used to be partners in science all the time. apparently it was against his religion so he stopped talking to me. i really hope ppl stop using religion as an excuse to be homophobic bc it really makes lgbt ppls lives harder I was praised for coming out as bi. Then again, I live in California . My dad is atheist. when i came out my results were mostly positive. a few ppl couldn't believe i lied the whole time. i was faking a relationship with a girl bc i thought i'd be straight but all i did was end up hating myself and once my self esteem was crippling so low i finally came out...i remember having suicidal thoughts bc i didn't want to be gay but i've came to accept myself now bc theres a whole community of ppl who've gone through the same thing
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Post by pink.panda_v3 on Aug 20, 2019 13:08:18 GMT 10
I was praised for coming out as bi. Then again, I live in California . My dad is atheist. when i came out my results were mostly positive. a few ppl couldn't believe i lied the whole time. i was faking a relationship with a girl bc i thought i'd be straight but all i did was end up hating myself and once my self esteem was crippling so low i finally came out...i remember having suicidal thoughts bc i didn't want to be gay but i've came to accept myself now bc theres a whole community of ppl who've gone through the same thing So you hid your sexuality all of last year?  And the year before? I'm sorry.
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Post by cooldudez on Aug 20, 2019 13:23:30 GMT 10
when i came out my results were mostly positive. a few ppl couldn't believe i lied the whole time. i was faking a relationship with a girl bc i thought i'd be straight but all i did was end up hating myself and once my self esteem was crippling so low i finally came out...i remember having suicidal thoughts bc i didn't want to be gay but i've came to accept myself now bc theres a whole community of ppl who've gone through the same thing So you hid your sexuality all of last year? And the year before? I'm sorry. yes...every single day of 2018 and 2017 and even 2016 i was in the closet. i knew i was different as early as age 8 but i wasn't freaking out bc i thought i'd turn out normal later on. it wasn't until 2016 when i had a little crush again on another boy in my class and it was bothering me that i liked somebody of the same sex bc my mom would always talk about how bad gay ppl are and she doesnt like them. i can remember contemplating if i should tell her or not bc i was really thinking about going to conversion therapy. in 2017 i was going through a really depressing time period in my life bc my grandfather died and i was lashing out on my friends. then later that same year i had a crush on another boy but i noticed a girl liked me and i wasn't sexually attracted to her at all but she dressed nice and i thought why not. so i asked her out for valentines day and we dated until june 2018. i was so depressed when i broke up with her and summer 2018 was basically a summer of me hating myself for my sexuality. but i hid it very well bc i did all that self hating in private all on my own. it really wasn't until this year when i reached an all time low and i HAD to come out or else i'd destroy myself. i still like that boy to this day and he has a couple classes with me this year. let's see how it goes...
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Being religious isn't an excuse to be homophobic of course, however some people can base their entire lives around their religious beliefs. It plays a part in who they are as a person. Please don't think of it as being a way for someone to direct a personal attack towards you. They are just staying true to their own beliefs and they have a right to do so.
And the year before? I'm sorry.