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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 06:40 AM
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Poll question: Homosexuals, if a 'cure' for being gay were found would you take it?
Edited on Thu Jun-01-06 06:42 AM by Cannikin
This is an X-Men 3 inspired thread
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 06:42 AM
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1. Absolutely NOT.
I hate even the IDEA! Like being gay is a disease or something. x( :grr::mad:
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 06:43 AM
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2. No.
Edited on Thu Jun-01-06 06:44 AM by tjwmason
I am what I am and those who don't like it can stick that right up their arses.

It's far too deeply an engrained part of me how could one know what else would be affected by the "cure".


On edit.

I wouldn't cure my dyslexia or slight autism either.
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:41 AM
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14. :loveya:
100% correct, 100% TJ
:hug:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 06:47 AM
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3. Are you sure you want to hear an explanation?
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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 06:51 AM
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4. Tell us all about it.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:00 AM
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8. I'll try to keep this pithy.
The hurt, the loneliness, the anguish, the verbal abuse, been lucky enough to avoid physical abuse for 16 years but at the cost of being isolated, the taunting... I'm a broken man. Caused by a "society" that claims to cherish "individuality" and "freedom". Seems to be freedom to hurt individuals.

It's all games. Doesn't matter where, even gay men have a "standard", which leads to some sad stereotypes too. Don't meet the appearance and it's no different than the treatment bestowed by heteros. Oh, I've been hurt... by people who oughtn't have been laughing. And no doubt these same people would want me to fight and die for their cause. To risk jail or death in fighting for a cause (any cause) selflessly requires respect toward the people you're dying for. And I can not respect people who wantonly hurt others. (I'm also now struggling to not wander into an obvious tangent that some 70% of the public would agree on.)

And I want to be glued back before I get my eternal peace. I want some amount of acceptance. And love. I want to understand and experience what so many take for granted. And the only way to change that is to start at the core. Myself.


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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 06:56 AM
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5. I'd Rather See A Cure For Bigotry And Hate.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 06:57 AM
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6. Bingo.
:hi:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 06:58 AM
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7. Right on.
:thumbsup:
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AussieDave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:01 AM
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10. VERY well said
and no, I wouldn't want to change either.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:06 AM
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11. Really? Tell me about it.

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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:19 AM
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13. I agree
And I long for the day when we'll just call "gay people"..."people". Labeling them really gets to me.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 01:38 PM
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23. The correct answer.
:thumbsup:
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TheFriendlyAnarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 04:32 PM
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26. Hell yea!
Edited on Thu Jun-01-06 04:33 PM by TheFriendlyAnarchist
:yourock: :applause: :yourock:

On Edit: Heh, the applause smilely is awesome
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Conan_The_Barbarian Donating Member (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:01 AM
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9. It would be more fun
If they simply found a way to change sexual polarity to bisexual, hah more oppertunities. I think you'd find a ton of takers for that one.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:07 AM
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12. Incorrect.
You'll have twice as many people finding reasons to reject you.

I know that too.
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Conan_The_Barbarian Donating Member (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:56 AM
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15. damn
didn't see it that way, words of wisdom from expierence I guess hehe.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 07:58 AM
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16. I'm also slightly cynical, fatalist, and pessimistic.
But nobody should be surprised at this juncture.

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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 12:23 PM
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17. I've been meaning to talk to you about that.
;-)
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 12:27 PM
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18. Only for a single weekend with Dangerously Amused
then back to our regularly scheduled programming. :P
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 01:37 PM
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22. Woooo-hooooooo!!!



OMG, you MADE MY DAY!!!


Wheeeee!


:7



:loveya:



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RedStateShame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 12:27 PM
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19. What the hell do you mean?!
My gay friends have been into The Cure for years!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


Thanks, you've been a wonderful audience.

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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 09:05 PM
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28. LOL. Thank you kindly.
You made me smile when I was in need of one.

If only smiles cured illnesses.
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 12:31 PM
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20. Hell no!!
Edited on Thu Jun-01-06 12:31 PM by Roon
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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 01:24 PM
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21. Yep. I posted it this morning
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SacredCow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 02:05 PM
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24. Not likely...
But I'm afraid that my coming out process and/or situation instilled a little bit of misogynism into my personality. But I'm working on that!
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 04:29 PM
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25. No way.
I love who I am. :bounce:
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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 09:04 PM
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27. 25 replies and 14 votes? come on, rock the vote!
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lumberingbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-01-06 09:24 PM
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29. No Way!!!
I wouldn't be me anymore. I like me.
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