Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion

Will Elton be coming out?

A Jackson, Tennessee dog owner sent his pet to be euthanized because he suspected the dog was gay. The nitwit brought his dog to the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter a few weeks ago because he saw his male pit bull “humping” another male dog.  Since the shelter is overcrowded, the dog was scheduled to be killed within a few days.  In reality, male dogs mount each other to express dominance, for play, or because of nervousness.

Although news reports did not give any details about the owner, I will gladly make some assumptions about the cretin.  I’ll guess the guy is heavily Christian, has the IQ of a can of peas, and, because he named the dog “ELTON,” he’s probably a screaming closet case.

Fortunately someone on Facebook heard of the dog’s plight and put a plea on the social network.  The dog was immediately adopted and is doing fine.  His new owner told ABC News “Elton is pretty friendly so far. He’s pretty scared of everything but he loved the car ride.”

There’s probably no truth to the rumor that Elton’s former owner is the leader of a Tennessee Boy Scout Troop.

Portman - not Natalie.

Republican-Conservative Senator Rob Portman of Ohio has changed his mind about same-sex marriage. He is no longer against it.  Two years ago his son told him he was gay.  Why the big change now?  He said,

“I wrestled with how to reconcile my Christian faith with my desire for Will to have the same opportunities to pursue happiness and fulfillment as his brother and sister. Ultimately, it came down to the Bible’s overarching themes of love and compassion and my belief that we are all children of God.”

Horseshit.  Portman has an election coming up in a few years.  He figured it’s easier to deal with the issue now than to have his opponent bring it up and debate it then.  The Bible is the same today as it was 2000-years ago.  Why do people like Portman need to have a family member act as a real-life visual aid? Former Vice-President Dick Cheney is another one who was anti-gay until his daughter announced she was a lesbian.

These guys can’t quite grasp the idea that every gay person is somebody’s son or daughter.  And each one is a part of the greater ‘family of man’ – and deserves the same respect as one of our own.

A friend’s daughter in her early ‘20’s is becoming a man. She changed her name, lived as a man for a year, had extensive counseling, and started hormone treatments.

I’m pretty sure just now your first reaction was negative.  And that’s OK – that’s the way we were brought up in this culture.  But I’m asking you to set aside that initial response for a moment.

What type of person would you like to be in this lifetime?  A person who just believes the bullshit that generations before us believed without questioning and thinking?  Someone who can actually hate other people simply for being who they are?

This is bigger than gays in the military, gay marriages, or bullying in schools.  This is about how you want to live YOUR life and treat all people – not just the ones with whom you feel comfortable.  How proud you could be if you overcame prejudice and were strong enough not to go with the mindless flow.

The next time you see a gay or transgendered person think ‘if she was my child, how would I want the world to treat him?’