Apr 6
James6 commented on
SL Letter of the Day: There's A Word For People Like You.
21: I don't think that's the case at all. Sexuality is partly about gender, but it's just not possible to completely decouple sexuality from physical bodies. Where's the harm in acknowledging that a gay guy who is attracted to a man with a vagina might be a little bit bi? Why would that make either of them less "real men"?
Apr 3
James6 commented on
John Corvino: Sodom and Gomorrah.
Who's the average religious believer going to listen to? Him, or the religious authorities who flatly contradict what he says?
He needs to stop this. He doesn't have the command over the text or the English language that Christopher Hitchens had, and his constant pandering is doing more harm than good.
Also, what #3 said.
Apr 3
James6 commented on
Unhinged Anti-Gay Bigots in Manitoba Force Gay Couple to Close Restaurant.
Did Dan just change the headline? I don't think there was any indication initially that this was in Canada, so I initially assumed this was happening in the US, where this type of thing seems to be an everyday occurrence. I have to say, while I'm not shocked at casual small-town homophobia, even in Canada, I am surprised by how vicious it seems to have been in this place.
Apr 3
James6 commented on
SL Letter of the Day: You're Doing Everything Right.
First of all, the letter writer is 30, not 40.
Second, the advice is right, for this guy. He's missing a leg. He can obviously still walk, still function, still pass as a non-amputee. If someone neglected to mention they used a wheelchair I might feel like I'd been lied to. But this? It's not that big a deal.