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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (8615)	7/17/2000 1:39:05 AM
From: Master (Hijacked)	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9127

"So if you accept gays- HOW exactly do you accept them? " I accept gays the same way I would accept lawyers, teachers, murderers, blacks, whites, fat or skinny. In my book they are all human beings and as such I embrace them as human beings. On the other hand, embracing them as such does not mean that I am encouraging their behavior. It does not mean that I agree with what they do. What I find very hypocritical of the so-called heteros who defend gay rights is that they don't encourage their own children to pursue that orientation. Their attitude seems to be, "Well I wouldn't want my children to go there but if the other children choose to go it's alright by me." . ..... Quote from Steven, "I might not choose to send my own child to such a conference, but if others wish to do so I would certainly not be entitled to prevent it. ..... Excuse me, if it's not good enough for your children why then is it good enough for other kids?

To: epicure who wrote (8615)	7/17/2000 8:26:32 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

Promoting the lifestyle? Like having recruitment posters up? A while back I got a mini insight into this recruitment question courtesy of one of my job responsibilities--interfacing with various unions and other employee groups, one of which is GLB. Let me assure you, you've not had a fun job until you've had occasion to handle an assortment of employee interest groups. Each group claims entitlement to special privileges due to special circumstances while complaining vigorously that other groups are getting favored treatment. In the course of this, I've come to understand that the GLB group really is unique in one regard--their need for publicity is different from the others. If you're a new Asian-American employee and into Asian-American interests and camaraderie, you would naturally approach someone who looks Asian and ask if there was a suitable employee group. Easy connection. If you're gay, what do you do? Would it even occur to you that such a group existed let alone know how to contact it? This scenario concerns adults in a business environment--not school kids. But to me it illustrates how the unique difficulty of making a connection could make a simple desire to advertise the opportunity could be misinterpreted as recruitment into a life style. Karen