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I went to my parent's today, and my sister was there. The three of us talked for a while, and then my sister went to her room and returned with a piece of paper. It was a petition asking the Congress not to approve the law that will allow gay couples to adopt kids. I obviously refused to sign it, and my mom's jaw almost hit the floor.
The conversation went something like this:
MOM: Why won't you sign it?
ME: Because I think that law should be approved.
MOM: How can you say that? How can you think that a gay couple could properly raise a child?
ME: I'm not saying ALL gay couples should be allowed to adopt, just the ones that can provide the kid with a stable, loving home. Same goes for straight couples.
SISTER: Gay couples can't provide a stable home environment. Those kids wouldn't have a shot to a normal life, they'd get picked on at school, would grow up thinking that it's normal to be gay, and would be prone to be gay themselves.
*Mom nods*
ME: Kids get picked on for a number of reasons, it's almost inevitable. And if people weren't as ignorant and intolerant as you are, that wouldn't even be an issue. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being gay, it's a sexual preference, that doesn't make them better or worse people. A person is so much more than who they sleep with or love. Also, *gets interrupted by mom*
MOM: HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? It's not normal, is not the way god intended it to be, it's unnatural, not no mention a sin.
ME: Mom, almost everything we do is a sin. Being gay doesn't even make it to the Ten Commandments. Besides if we were to ban sinners to adopt children, NOBODY would be able to adopt.
SISTER: It's so sad that you'd rather please society than god. If they want to be gay then it's their business, but they should deal with the consequences of their choices, like not being able to have kids.
ME: This is pointless, I'm out of here.
I love my family more than anything, they're amazing, but they're extremely religious (catholics) and sometimes they are plain ridiculous. They follow the "hate the sin, love the sinner" philosophy, to which I agree wholeheartedly, even if sometimes I disagree as to what is a sin and what isn't; but they fail to realize that in this particular situation, they're actively acting against the "sinners", not the "sin", because they're trying to deny them the possibility of having a family as a punishment for their lifestyle choice.
Sorry for this rant, I needed to get it out of my chest because I'm sure that if I talked to my RL friends about it, they'd side with my mom and sister, and I don't want to be mad at them too.
Also, I won't be offended if you point out how stupid they are, because it's the truth.
Have an amazing weekend!
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Date: 2010-01-30 06:15 pm (UTC)Hace como un mes no se porque salió a tema lo del matrimonio gay y la adopción, creo que fue cuando acababan de hacer todas esas reformas en el df, el punto es que estabamos mis padres, hermanos y mi abuela y empezaron a hablar. En resumen opinan lo siguente:
- El matrimonio gay y la adopción gay son una abominación y un mal para la sociedad.
Así de simple.
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Date: 2010-01-30 06:26 pm (UTC)It sucks that you had to go through that and be at odds with people you love but I'm so proud that you stuck to your guns. Perhaps you'll have to use their logic and love them despite their "sins".
And don't apologise for ranting. What are LJ's for if not to get stuff of your chest?
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Date: 2010-01-30 06:39 pm (UTC)Mi mama incluso llego al punto de decir, que tener un hijo o nieto gay seria "lo peor que le podria pasar". Hazme el chingado favor.
Me enfurece.
jaja por cierto, me dijo hoy mi hermana menor, que mi otra hermana le pidio a mi hermano que firmara la carta, y mi hermano le dijo: "ah, y a ver si luego tu firmas la mia, estoy recolectando firmas para prohibir la estupidez y la intolerancia. Sorry si tu o mi mama se ven afectadas!"
LO AMO.
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Date: 2010-01-30 06:48 pm (UTC)I would've loved to see my sister's indignant face.
I love my brother, he's the best.
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Date: 2010-01-31 12:40 am (UTC)I can not STAND the conservative cocksuckers who portray gay and lesbian people as sex crazed freaks who want to lead the world to ruin.
love is love.
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Date: 2010-01-31 01:45 am (UTC)BE HAPPY HONEY!
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Date: 2010-01-31 02:03 am (UTC)WHY CAN'T NATHAN BE MINE, I WANT HIM!! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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Date: 2010-01-31 02:14 am (UTC)HE'S TOO BUSY ROUGHING UP NEIL AND BEING HANDSOME!
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