Do gays deserve the same rights and access to benefits as the straights?

[Southie]

Re: Do gays deserve the same rights and access to benefits as the straights?

@goodname

Absolutely, gays should have equal rights as straights. :k:

Hmm, I don’t think gays shove it down everyone’s throat by participating in Gay Pride marches. The way I see it, those marches are similar to St. Patrick’s Day or Pakistan Day or India Independence Day celebration parades that are annual features in larger North American cities like New York and Toronto. Onlookers and outsiders may perceive some elements of those parades and festivals as curious or perhaps even a bit silly or over the top, but for the participants it’s just a day of harmless fun and a celebration of part of their identity that they consider important.

I do agree with your clarification on the gay pride marches. Just as ANY movement has its march, religious people have their procession, gays have their parade. In every organization, there are people who go over the top. Whether it be gay parade participants, religious folks who get over exuberant and start fights, or anti gay, anti specific race or anti specific religion people who feel the need to put down an entire set of people.

To be clear, folks do have the right to opine that gay parade is a proxy for shoving their lifestyle upon the rest. I just don’t subscribe to that opinion.