There are many gay, lesbian and similar like-minded out there. Some may be teachers, or lawyers, or shopkeepers. Your next door neighbour could be a part of this minority.

Now, just for a second, what would you think if that man, or woman, wanted to get married to someone of their own gender? Would you think that it is disgusting? Blasphemy? Against the teachings of God? Or would you think that the two of them would make a nice couple, and congratulate them.

If your best friend...or your brother or sister, or someone else important in your life...told you they were homosexual, what would your reaction be? If it were me, I would hug them and tell them to do what they feel will make them happy. They are still the same person that I have always known, its just that I've learned of their lifestyle choice, and that makes them even more special to me.

I have a lot of friends, both gay and straight. The majority of them know I am gay, and for the few that don't, it just means that I haven't gotten around to telling them yet. It not a problem being gay, its just a problem with the way some people in this world think.

Last night some (straight & gay) friends and I had a discussion about homosexuality vs heterosexuality and we came up with some very good arguments, the one below a perfect example.

Why is it that "normal" heterosexual people hate homosexuals?
It is not a case of hatred persay, but merely a fear of the unknown.

Another common misconception amongst both the heterosexual and homosexual communities is that homosexuals are "unclean", in the sense that, thanks to those wonderful people we call "the media", the majority of the homosexual community, if not all of it, has STDs, which is untrue. Moreso, those who use heroin or other such injection or digestion drugs, have the higher percentage margin of the STD or general disease ranges than homosexuals do.

Proposition 8, I feel, and I know, goes against the anti-discrimination laws for all countries, not just America. Being gay, straight, or otherwise, is a lifestyle choice, and therefore, should same-sex or opposite-sex partners decide that they would like to be "joined in a state of holy matrimony" then why shouldn't they?

How are we, not only as a community of friends and artists, but also as members of society, supposed to have access to the "rights of free-speech" if we cannot even get married to the partner of our choice REGARDLESS OF GENDER! It is discrimination against not only homosexuals, but also to every single person on this planet.

What would happen if it was the other way around... where being heterosexual was "not normal". How would those people feel if Prop 8 was passed, but worded to suppress heterosexual marriage?

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My point exactly.

Prop 8 isn't a step in the right direction, but a form of discrimination written into the law, to ban two men, or two women, loving each other in a way that, save for a few states and countries, can only be experienced by opposite-sex couples.

I may be Australian, and this "law" may not affect me directly, but at the same time, it does. My nickname is Law (based on my username of LoneAntarcticWolf and I am disgusted to share my name with this proposed trash.

Proposition 8 is wrong, and should be abolished.

This is just my US15.875c (cause the Australian Dollar isn't worth that much at the moment). These are my views. I don't have any hatred against Christian people, straight people, or anyone else. Just a frustration that some people are not open minded about the possibility of someone being gay.