This is coming from a Christian point of view, so I'm not sure what you think of it. I mean no offense, but this could be seen as a disclaimer, I suppose, if you deem by my viewpoint that I'm not legitimate, I understand, I'm probably incapable of thinking this for what it truly is because of my lens.
Noted.
First, I meant to say nosy, not noisy. Hopefully that clears up my intention.
I figured that's what you meant.
Though I now have a rather hilarious (and dirty) image in my head. XD
Anyways, I don't see it as similar because to me, it's a mental viewpoint of an act we really should never be interested in in the first place. It is a personal choice, whereas your mostly stuck with your gender or race. I don't think there should be discrimination over what I see is a trivial issue, because there are worse issues at hand than whether that man sleeps with another man or a woman. It is his choice, why do you care so much? Are you jealous because you want Steve too, but you don't want your friends calling you a homo?
I just feel the need to state that up to this point there's nothing we seem to be disagreeing with.
Getting more rights because of what you are?
And this is where disagreements start.
Though this being the internet, I have a inkling as to what might be causing this so I'm going to make a clarification first.
(Note: While typing this out it dawns on me I may not word this well, so if there's confusion please ask for clarification. I mean no hostility with what follows).
Up above you've disclaimed already that you're a Christian, which is fine in my books. There are a lot of cool people I know that are Christian (one of them being the reason I found my way onto Iwaku).
But obviously you would still want me to treat you like everyone else correct? A rationale, decent and moral human being? Not like some insane extremist such as say the westboro baptist church?
"Gwazi, why are you mentioning religious extremeism?" you might be asking by now. My reasoning is to address that there are extremist from your own position so you can better understand what I'm going to tackle next.
When I mention the LGBT community, Gay rights etc I am
not referring to SJW Tumblrist of the Internet.
Those who march around shouting crap such as "White Straight Male Privilege!" or something you might have received "Christian Privilege".
These hateful extremists, the one's who seem to have a personal vendetta against any non-minorty are not the mentality I'm referring to when I mention gay rights.
I am referring to your every day LGBT person, the one who lives along side us, interacts and get's along with us and are all around cool and amazing people.
*Clarification over*
Now, back to the disagreement.
The LGBT community is not demanding 'more rights'. They're demanding 'equal rights'.
Because how you and I may be able to legally get married to someone of the other sex easily, LGBT people cannot do the same for the same sex.
It is something both the government and the church go out of their way to inconvenience and prohibit.
They don't want special laws or rules just for them, they just want the ability to marry the person they love like the rest of us do.
And then in regards to issues like service?
Once again, you and I could go into any store with our other sex partner and be treated completely fine.
No hate, no questions asked etc. But LGBT people can't do the same often.
Now you could say "But that's just social issues. There will always be dickish people", and you'd be right.
But the issue here is that it's not just a social issue, it has been passed into law where they can be discriminated against and denied service over it.
Over a private relationship/marital matter that is not in any way the business of the one refusing to give service.
Getting more money to get your rights activists to shut up?
I'm not entirely sure what you're referring to here exactly.
I haven't seen any protests or movements designed to take money away from non-LGBT people.
Make straight white Christian men pay for their ancestors' sins by making them the demons of modern day society?
For this I'll have to mainly refer back to my "Everyday LGBT, not Tumblrism LGBT" clarification above.
But now focusing our lenses on the non-tumblrists, the only 'payment' I can notice are getting simple apologies out of those who have gone out of their way to bring harm or hatred to LGBT people.
I haven't seen most LGBT people target people simply for being Christian, hell there are a lot of LGBT people who are Christian themselves, even in places like Pride Clubs.
Quite simply put, if Person A acts hatefully/harmfully towards someone for being LGBT, then the LGBT community will want an apology, Christian or not.
If Person A is fine with LGBT people and has no ill wishes, then the LGBT community will be accepting of then, Christian or not.
