From TedTalks...In a humorous talk with an urgent message, LZ Granderson points out the absurdity in the idea that there's a "gay lifestyle," much less a "gay agenda."
I really love how he tactfully brings the issues on the 'gay agenda' into the spotlight and uses prime examples from his personal life to show how silly it is to grant or take away rights from people who are just that...everyday people.I'm trying to imagine all the people that have a problem with "THE GAY LIFESTYLE" and what it would take for them to realize their views on other people are just that..their own views. Understand that everybody is entitled to their own views and just because they believe something doesn't mean everybody else should too. I feel like people who have a problem with gay people and think they are less deserving of anything because of that one fact about them are just plain bossy and selfish.
It's okay for someone to get married or have more rights because they're straight, but the minute they announce they're gay then that means their rights are taken away? mmmm...that sounds like discrimination to me and the opposite of what "equality" and "freedom for all" stands for, just something that our country was built on, that's all.
“This is the gay agenda: equality. Not special rights, but the rights that are already written by [our Founding Fathers].”In all honesty, the gay lifestyle doesn't exist. It's the same thing as a straight lifestyle. I mean, how would you define a "straight lifestyle"?? Grow up, get an education, get a job, find someone to grow old with, maybe raise some kids (maybe not), retire.
It always baffles be to think that as a society we are more focused on deny people certain rights or privileges than focusing on the greater evil plaguing our society. You know, stuff like ignorance, poor parenting, irresponsible behavior, irrational and illogical thought processes. Here's an example from LZ:
“I would like to think that I have proven to be a capable father. But if I were to go to the state of Michigan today and try to adopt a young person who is in an orphanage, I would be disqualified for only one reason — because I'm gay.”In this example, it is clear that the parents abandoning the young person is "OK'd" to relieve themselves of any further parental responsibility from their child, yet the people in society willing to pick up the slack for other's poor parenting judgement are NOT "OK'd" to do the responsible thing?
Hmm...
Hope you enjoyed LZ Granderson's talk and many others from Tedx.
Remember to "Be well, do good work and keep in touch" everyone.
This made me consider one really important factor. The source of the problem is not really people not accepting gays, but our thinking itself. Our system of law and government can sometimes interferes with common sense. For example, you mentioned adopting a child. The best candidate for the job is definitely going to be someone who is going to love the child and put effort in raising the child, REGARDLESS of his background (economic, race, age, sexual preference, etc.) This is analogous to why professionals are professionals at their profession. They do it because they love what they do and put the effort into doing what they love. One obviously would not expect someone who hates math to do their accounting. However, our laws often neglect this basic understanding of how people function and try to use monetary value to govern people. So wrong. Use your own thinking, logic, and intuition to make your decision.
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