Happy Gay Pride Month everybody!

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by The Germanator

Anyway, White people don't need a month because we're aren't a minority and we're everywhere. Think about it, as recent as the 60's people discriminated horribly against Blacks and other races, and many people still do to this day. Not being one of these races, I have no idea what Black history might mean to another Black person, but I'm sure as hell it means a lot more to them than you and I and that's a good thing. Again, maybe not, maybe some just want to look to the future. Same goes for the other races. It's just kind of uniting force for some, and why shouldn't they have that? I understand, that yeah, "why can't we all just be North Americans", and we are, but there's history there that can't just be swept aside that is specific to those races. Also, I think our generation does see race as less of an issue, but we've got to remember that previous ones did and I think that's why it's important to recognize the past in that regard.

Actually by 2050 white people will be the minority in America. Then do we get our own white pride month? lol

Seriously though. Racism is defined as:
- the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
- discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

Isn't giving people special treatment (like affirmative action, or pride months) a form of discrimination? We are singling out a group of people instead of embracing equality. =/

Again, there's a ton of gray area with the issue which is why I don't oppose pride parades or pride/history months or affirmative action 100%. But I look at these things with what I believe to be objective criticism. I hope one day we can move beyond a solution that involves singling out a group of people and giving them special treatment. Maybe one day we can just look at everyone as people, you know human beings, rather than a gay human or a black human or an Asian human etc. This hippy-BS dream of mine will never come true though because of culture and religion wars.

I do agree though, it is nice to see the anti-LGBT people squirm at the pride parades

It's also great to be bringing the LGBT issue into a national forum of discussion.

And DimHalo, come to Chicago. It has a thriving LGBT community and we are definitely not backwards (most of Illinois is pretty forward-thinking) except for some of the bumb fuck country hick towns.