same-sex love

As the Wiccans say, "An it harm none, do what thou wilt." I will admit that it almost always surprises me whenever I see a homosexual couple, and my eyes do tend to linger a little longer than they would on a couple of breeders. :P The reason for that is simple: I'm just not used to seeing it. I've got friends who are homo/bisexual, but that doesn't change the fact that I see heterosexual couples every time I walk down the street, and I almost never see homosexuals that are... together. MOST OF MY FRIENDS ARE SINGLE!! :P

Yeah, I actually don't generally mind seeing them, no matter who is involved. There's a time and place for everything. I'd have no problem seeing ANY couple making out in a park, or by the harbour downtown. Y'know, low-traffic and reasonably romantic areas. I can see wanting to give your partner an uber-passionate kiss under that big beautiful Oak tree. But when I'm hanging at my usual java joint, or shootin' pool at my favorite dive bar, I really don't wanna see that. I mean, you go to these places for the atmosphere, and it kinda takes away from that if there are couples slobbering all over eachother. We don't need to see your most private moments. Jeeze, it's almost like watching someone take a dump! There's an alleyway out back for a reason, folks!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I think far too many people take religion far too seriously. For one, we have no way of knowing how the universe was created, and we never will. If we knew that, we'd probably know how it's going to end, and if we know that, it might as well already be over, ya dig? It's a stupid question to ask because it doesn't help anyone. To paraphrase Albert Einstein, Frank Herbert, and who knows who else: The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, it is a reality to be experienced.

Second of all, to believe in an all-powerful, all-knowing being that is somehow offended by it's very creations is utterly ludicrous. The Creater I know likes it when her creations change and grow. She's also pretty happy whenever her creations fall in love and, against all odds, make it work and help eachother to, you guessed it, change and grow. How anyone, let alone the Creator, can look at a pair of lovers of any gender and be offended is completely beyond me.

Another point that a lot of people seem to miss is that religious traditions are meant to be a personal philosophy and set of theories that benefits the individual and aids in their development, not a rubric by which to judge those around you. The bible says that homosexuality is an outright abomination, but it also says "Judge not, lest ye be judged." "Modern" Christianity is more of an abomination than a bunch of homos ever was, IMO, because this very simple point is lost to almost all who follow it. I'll remind you that the bible was written fairly early in human evolution, in a time when reproduction was a lot more important than it is now. The big guy (or lady, whichever you prefer) was simply looking out for us at the time, and making sure we didn't die out before we reached a point of stability, but that's hardly a concern anymore. When there are six billion people consuming resources faster than they are renewed, homosexuality ceases to be a threat, and becomes a species-wide survial trait.

Fear and hatred are much bigger threats to our great species than love, don't ya think?

There's nowhere I can't reach.