tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post5956274019003542487..comments2024-03-28T09:00:43.218-06:00Comments on Hiawatha House: Why Pride?Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-31589838828926825882016-07-07T08:10:58.185-06:002016-07-07T08:10:58.185-06:00I must be crazy too to be able to handle middle sc...I must be crazy too to be able to handle middle school kids. There's never a dull moment with them. They're kids trying to be not kids at the same time and this transparency makes the whole thing interesting.<br /><br />You've got great explanation about pride parades. Enlightening!Psychelynhttp://psychelyn26.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-9907133016166018912016-07-06T20:10:50.758-06:002016-07-06T20:10:50.758-06:00This is a great post. Yes, our world needs more c...This is a great post. Yes, our world needs more compassion and support for people who are different from what's considered the "norm." Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-56602495698133786752016-07-06T09:22:52.095-06:002016-07-06T09:22:52.095-06:00Thanks for this post. I think you hit the nail on ...Thanks for this post. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said, "Straight people have a whole society set up to support them. The world is made for straight people."<br /><br />In other words, EVERY DAY is Straight Pride Day. Which is what I'd tell your Facebook friend. :)<br /><br />Kids nowadays have it bad enough, but they're so much more fortunate than kids were even ten or twenty years ago. And the Internet really revolutionized things, letting LGBT kids communicate with each other and know they're not alone. Thank goodness!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-24601633394269887052016-07-04T13:48:09.337-06:002016-07-04T13:48:09.337-06:00I taught through many of the same years you did, R...I taught through many of the same years you did, Red, and saw kids hurt and tormented in the same way. I see the Gay Pride parades and other activities as sort of in-your-face evidence given that the world is changing and has changed. Soon I hope the pendulum will return to the center and love will be love and marriage will be marriage and the fuss will fade away. Thanks for bringing up the discussion.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-39003600819244422522016-07-04T09:49:02.619-06:002016-07-04T09:49:02.619-06:00Very well said, Red!
To those who chatter on abou...Very well said, Red!<br /><br />To those who chatter on about that sort of notion or complain about Pride this time of year, I just say that if you're secure and whole as a person, the sexual orientation of others is okay with you. If you're homophobic, on the other hand, that just speaks to how insecure and petty you are as a person.<br /><br />It's civil rights, period. William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-32645201207651282252016-07-03T22:03:14.652-06:002016-07-03T22:03:14.652-06:00Oh Red, this is a wonderful post!
I had that post ...Oh Red, this is a wonderful post!<br />I had that post show up on Facebook too, from a nephew. It made me so disgusted, but I had to slap my hands and move on. Ignorance is hard to fight. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-52456466228879099872016-07-03T19:49:14.739-06:002016-07-03T19:49:14.739-06:00Oh I'm not have as smart as I think I am. Ther...Oh I'm not have as smart as I think I am. There are times when things need to be said and I try to make some sense. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-56515979907402441302016-07-03T19:47:48.065-06:002016-07-03T19:47:48.065-06:00I really like your last sentence. We have to appre...I really like your last sentence. We have to appreciate diversity.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-4617747329977722422016-07-03T19:46:56.122-06:002016-07-03T19:46:56.122-06:00It's good that the seminary has taken a leader...It's good that the seminary has taken a leadership role in the issue.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-81038378833326996222016-07-03T19:46:01.230-06:002016-07-03T19:46:01.230-06:00I had to reread your first sentence. It's so t...I had to reread your first sentence. It's so true. Bigotry is the key.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-34993522021163654152016-07-03T19:45:03.380-06:002016-07-03T19:45:03.380-06:00I think your town cares. they understand what has ...I think your town cares. they understand what has to be done and what their responsibility is.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-6022972089346480532016-07-03T19:43:57.064-06:002016-07-03T19:43:57.064-06:00Thanks. there are times when some things need to b...Thanks. there are times when some things need to be said.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-58008757470778781032016-07-03T19:43:08.964-06:002016-07-03T19:43:08.964-06:00Thanks. To you this is a very simple issue. I wish...Thanks. To you this is a very simple issue. I wish more people had it together.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-10871583928660446562016-07-03T19:41:57.302-06:002016-07-03T19:41:57.302-06:00Thanks. what beats me is that many people think th...Thanks. what beats me is that many people think they've never worked with a gay coworker. I understand that as the gay person is doing everything to conceal their sexuality.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-43174885935656070592016-07-03T19:39:59.610-06:002016-07-03T19:39:59.610-06:00Thanks.Thanks.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-54339142233097317712016-07-03T19:12:42.770-06:002016-07-03T19:12:42.770-06:00I wish everyone was as enlightened as you.I wish everyone was as enlightened as you.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-15700567777402611632016-07-03T19:05:33.858-06:002016-07-03T19:05:33.858-06:00Congratulations Red - a very good and wise post. A...Congratulations Red - a very good and wise post. As was said above, I am proud to know you!Alainhttp://rochefleuriegarden.blogspot.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-73661379380315621202016-07-03T12:13:23.863-06:002016-07-03T12:13:23.863-06:00I don't know enough about it to comment on whe...I don't know enough about it to comment on whether they should have parades or not. I just wish we lived in a world where everyone felt comfortable to just be who they are and not be stigmatized or ridiculed for being different. What a boring world this would be if we were all cookie cutter humans. Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-76332065706882482452016-07-03T08:07:32.772-06:002016-07-03T08:07:32.772-06:00Wonderful post, so needed in our time. I worked 17...Wonderful post, so needed in our time. I worked 17 years in a seminary and it was very difficult dealing with this issue. Now that seminary has no problems admitting gay and lesbian students but it wasn't always welcoming. It was a painful struggle for the seminary, and church at large, to change their long held position. Thanks for writing this.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-25566484524183688502016-07-03T08:05:25.917-06:002016-07-03T08:05:25.917-06:00One of the best arguments against "straight p...One of the best arguments against "straight pride" day was a list of countries (zero) where it's illegal to be straight. <br /><br />It's kind of like the "I'm in favor of traditional marriage" line. Guess what everyone who supports same-sex marriage also supports straight marriage. What we don't support is bigotry Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-27863711992457995472016-07-03T07:07:12.411-06:002016-07-03T07:07:12.411-06:00So, in the summer of 2016, here in this little tow...So, in the summer of 2016, here in this little town, nobody cares if you are gay, straight or whatever. You are just another individual earning a living and contributing to life. Oot n aboot and nobody cares. Very Good Post Red.LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-83521695433434532032016-07-03T06:14:59.342-06:002016-07-03T06:14:59.342-06:00Red, I am proud to know you. Sometimes I wonder ho...Red, I am proud to know you. Sometimes I wonder how to express the importance of the people I know through the internet, and how much it can change my point of view, but you've written it all down right here in this post. Congratulations to you for making it so clear why we all need support, especially if we are different. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-23946113637716215492016-07-03T04:33:39.720-06:002016-07-03T04:33:39.720-06:00"Straight people have the whole society set u..."Straight people have the whole society set up to support them. The world is made for straight people." The best thing I will read today.<br /><br />We will have these parades until we no longer need to have them. Until straight people truly understand heterosexual-privilege. It is a positive stance against all the discrimination these individuals face. It promotes love and hope and pride. It is about celebrating who we are. And the reminder that we should be free to love whoever we want.<br /><br />Great post!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-43239062551925242322016-07-03T03:48:24.032-06:002016-07-03T03:48:24.032-06:00Yes, a good one, Keith. I've heard that taunt ...Yes, a good one, Keith. I've heard that taunt so often in schools, and on school yards.I'd simply retort, 'What's wrong with being gay? I have friends who are gay." It was at the time when things were slowly turning around. I grew up in Toronto, where they had gay pride, in a strong community. Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-10644428908808811792016-07-02T21:09:42.031-06:002016-07-02T21:09:42.031-06:00good one, red.good one, red.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com