 Lexica says: Today, the California Council of Churches and other religious leaders and faith organizations representing millions of members filed a petition with the California Supreme Court asking the Court to invalidate Proposition 8. The petition argues that Proposition 8 poses a severe threat to the guarantee of equal protection for all and was not enacted through the constitutionally required process for such a dramatic change to the California Constitution. The petition is filed on behalf of the California Council of Churches, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, two Episcopal Bishops (of California and Los Angeles), the Progressive Jewish Alliance, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations and the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of California, and the Northern and Southern California Nevada Conferences of the United Church of Christ. May I ask Lexi; is there a family member who is gay? I admire your stance on the gay community and was just curious. Not that I know of (but I'm an only child from a micro-family, so there aren't a whole lot of relatives as candidates). My mom was a theatre director, so there were a number of other-than-100%-het folks among our friends and her colleagues while I was growing up. I credit one of her students (who later became a friend of the family) with how totally unfazed I am by the idea of having a woman make a pass at me. For most of my teens, Laurie would periodically tell me, "Just wait, kid – on your 18th birthday I'm showing up with a bouquet of flowers and taking you out to paint the town red." "But Laurie," I'd say, "I'm pretty sure I'm straight." "How will you know until you try?" she would say with a grin. *LOL* In my life I always found that straight women were one Margarita away from having "an experience". Having said that, although I attracted them like flies to honey, it wasn't good for me. It's strange Lexi, as I come out to more and more of my friends they are like "how come you never hit on me?" and there is no good answer to that question so I never try to answer. I think it's a healthy attitude to not be fazed by anyone who is attracted to anyone else. I have tons of straight friends and I love them all and respect their relationships. I admire your restraint in not replying, "Because what I look for in a partner is a bit more detailed than merely Has two X chromosomes."  I've been thinking about this, and your friends' reaction (which I understand is not uncommon among het women when a bi or lesbian friend comes out to them) seems particularly odd to me, because if I have a male* friend who's seriously attracted to me, I'd rather not know about it, thanks very much anyway. It's way too awkward, and can lead to major unhappiness. Personal experience: When I was 19, one of my closest friends was a guy. He was very attracted to me and wanted to be more than just friends, but figured that if being friends was all ... You brought up some really good points by relating the attraction to male/female and being able to see that slippery slope. I had two different lesbian friends tell me two different stories. One met her very best friend in high school and had a huge crush on her but never, ever told her until she came out as a mature adult (because it wasn't acceptable back then). She told me that she saw this girl and said "Oh my God, I have to make love to her" and realized it would never ever happen and settled for friendship instead. Even when she came out to her she never told her of her feelings and her best friend was absolutely shocked beyond belief and never suspected. The other friend told me s... |
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