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New If I have such a bias, I am unaware of it.
One of my late father's closest friends was for years a closeted gay man (it wouldn't do in the 1960's and 1970's to "come out" when you were a high school teacher - even in Southern California). He did come out finally, leaving his wife and dying of AIDS a handful of years later. Then in the late 1970's I was arrested for failing to appear for a traffic citation. I was 18 then and taken to LA County Jail. I was terrified and called my then best friend, a bisexual man living with his ex-homosexual lover in Hollywood. He bailed me out and I spent the night at his and his ex's apartment. They had friends (all gay, not that it matters) over and they all tried to cheer me up. Later we went out to a bar (yes, one of those bars). I never felt uncomfortable in such situations. Nor have I ever felt uncomfortable in the presence of non-hetero folks since. I do remember feeling odd about not being hit on (as someone here said) at the bar we went to that night and my gay friends all laughed and said, "You can smell the straight on you." I've heard that, too, from current lesbian friends. I'm not sure if that's a complement, but I've heard it several times from several different people so maybe it's true.

With one exception (and it was a business oriented problem, nothing at all to do with lifestyle), all of my personal interactions with gay people have been pleasant experiences. I do not feel hatred toward homosexual people. If I have a bias against them, I'm completely unaware of it and cannot imagine from whence this bias came.
New Re: "a business oriented problem"
And in another post you mentioned the continual erosion of "rights".

There was a right to work 9 year old boys 14 hours a day in coal mines. Gone!

There was a right to have to have indentured servants. Gone!

There was a right to own slaves. Gone!

Where will it end? :)
Alex

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

-- Isaac Asimov
New Indeed. :0)
What we need is a strict dictatorship of the People.
New Who (first) said..? "The people is an ass."
(Before 'Ass-hat' was coined ... to save words?)
     No one here I know of agrees with me on this. - (mmoffitt) - (176)
         Public accommodations laws. - (Another Scott) - (23)
             Are we really that weak? - (mmoffitt) - (22)
                 won't sell to blacks natives and rceaga - (boxley) - (14)
                     And don't forget suspected commies! -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (1)
                         Actually, I'd be okay with that. - (mmoffitt)
                     Nope. Thanks for herring. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (11)
                         either you are a public establishment or a key club - (boxley) - (10)
                             Dupe - ignore. -NT - (mmoffitt)
                             I don't think flowers and cakes for weddings rise that high. - (mmoffitt) - (8)
                                 So it's a different in magnitude, not kind? -NT - (malraux) - (7)
                                     I don't think so. - (mmoffitt) - (6)
                                         If they stick to the... - (folkert) - (4)
                                             You mean ... - (drook) - (1)
                                                 Yes... - (folkert)
                                             The baker may have. - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                                 These people are ignorant fools. - (folkert)
                                         Hmm, nope. - (malraux)
                 What's wrong with treating people equally? - (Another Scott) - (6)
                     I guess the difference for me was the purpose. - (mmoffitt) - (5)
                         yeah, like shoving that handicapped thing in your face - (boxley) - (3)
                             How many handicapped persons got married at the Grammy's? - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                                 how many handicapped at the grammies? :-) -NT - (boxley) - (1)
                                     There are some mentally challenged! :) -NT - (a6l6e6x)
                         Homosexuality *is* normal, you doofus. - (pwhysall)
         Replace the word "gay" with "black" and see how it flies - (pwhysall) - (5)
             Nice try. Assumes facts not in evidence. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (4)
                 Incorrect. - (pwhysall) - (3)
                     In public institutions, no. - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                         They're not private if they're public. - (pwhysall) - (1)
                             What about if the door sign is posted... - (folkert)
         Of course, the Arizona business community has . . . - (Andrew Grygus)
         Here's the probolem (goining meta) - (drook) - (8)
             Unpossible!!11 -NT - (Another Scott)
             Heh. - (mmoffitt) - (6)
                 Is it ok for a waiter in a restaurant to refuse a request? - (crazy) - (5)
                     That's not the case here. Here's a better analogy. - (mmoffitt) - (4)
                         and your answer is? -NT - (crazy) - (3)
                             I'm not a fan of Compulsory Participation in Rituals. ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                                 It is not a ritual. - (folkert)
                                 Who invited participation? - (crazy)
         Judge's ruling. - (Another Scott) - (21)
             Their argument was weak. But so was the judge's. - (mmoffitt) - (20)
                 No. It compels them to treat them like any other customer. - (Another Scott) - (19)
                     That's a little disingenous. - (mmoffitt) - (18)
                         Please enumerate all the services that represent endorsement - (drook) - (9)
                             There's a reason why I didn't take the bait. - (mmoffitt) - (8)
                                 Why? - (drook) - (7)
                                     10%? Update your stats. - (mmoffitt) - (6)
                                         Another half-step back - (drook) - (1)
                                             Bzzzzt. Wrong. - (mmoffitt)
                                         Try again. - (malraux) - (3)
                                             Good catch. Well said. -NT - (Another Scott)
                                             They did, however, - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                                 Already covered that. - (malraux)
                         Having a business isn't a right. - (Another Scott) - (7)
                             But Free Speech is. - (mmoffitt) - (6)
                                 Lots of "speech" is restricted for businesses. - (Another Scott)
                                 why would you have a problem with that? - (boxley) - (3)
                                     Is it the Buddhists that had it the same way? I forget. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                                         no, it was the nazi's that flipped it -NT - (boxley) - (1)
                                             Ah. Thanks! -NT - (mmoffitt)
                                 "No. I do not want to participate in that." FULL STOP - (folkert)
         Gotta give him credit - (rcareaga) - (20)
             Re: Gotta give him credit - (pwhysall) - (19)
                 You must be new here? -NT - (scoenye) - (2)
                     rofl! -NT - (Another Scott)
                     as AS puts it... - (folkert)
                 Actually, he does have a rational viewpoint - (crazy) - (15)
                     So... that is what they call it... - (folkert) - (9)
                         Unnatural? - (crazy) - (8)
                             No... - (folkert) - (7)
                                 To close to reality, but not - (crazy) - (6)
                                     Well... - (folkert) - (5)
                                         ok, I can accept that - (crazy) - (4)
                                             So you're light in the loafers -NT - (drook) - (3)
                                                 I wish - (crazy) - (1)
                                                     Re: I wish - (pwhysall)
                                                 Re: So you're light in the loafers - (rcareaga)
                     The Slate piece is larger in Scale than this smaller topic. - (Ashton) - (4)
                         If I have such a bias, I am unaware of it. - (mmoffitt) - (3)
                             Re: "a business oriented problem" - (a6l6e6x) - (2)
                                 Indeed. :0) - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                     Who (first) said..? "The people is an ass." - (Ashton)
         And this is why people FIGHT with you on the issue - (crazy) - (1)
             Yup. Also... - (Another Scott)
         I'm going to try a different tack - (pwhysall) - (16)
             I don't think it contributes, but I don't think it detracts. - (mmoffitt) - (15)
                 again, let's do that 100% valid thought experiment - (pwhysall) - (14)
                     Don't get hung up on "normal". - (mmoffitt) - (13)
                         nonsense - (pwhysall) - (12)
                             Normal is the wrong word. - (mmoffitt) - (11)
                                 Blue eyes are "atypical". Being over 2 meters tall is also. - (Another Scott) - (5)
                                     Sigh. The erosion of rights troubles me. - (mmoffitt) - (4)
                                         Businesses . are . different. - (Another Scott) - (3)
                                             Weddings.Are.Not.People. - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                                                 (One more thing) Read the judge's decision again. - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                                     42. ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt)
                                 then maybe find a profession that does not serve the public? - (boxley) - (4)
                                     No, that is NOT okay. - (mmoffitt) - (3)
                                         what if 2 gay men went in? I would assume the same reaction - (boxley) - (2)
                                             It isn't. I never said it was. - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                                                 Oh... - (folkert)
         Plan C - (pwhysall) - (1)
             Unpossible!!11 - (Another Scott)
         Sullivan(!) puts mmoffitt's case a bit more cogently - (rcareaga) - (7)
             Re: Sullivan(!) puts mmoffitt's case a bit more cogently - (pwhysall) - (2)
                 I'm sorry Monsiur, we are booked -NT - (boxley)
                 I'm actually susceptible to the argument that - (rcareaga)
             Thanks. - (mmoffitt) - (3)
                 Here's another gobbet of raw meat - (rcareaga) - (2)
                     Er, what? - (mmoffitt)
                     lrpd that last sentence -NT - (boxley)
         how about a slightly different twist - (boxley) - (1)
             see 386792 - (folkert)
         Even Republicans backing out. - (Andrew Grygus) - (2)
             I think that's due more to the threat of a loss of business. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1)
                 Good. Let them lose the superbowl. -NT - (crazy)
         I've reviewed this whole damn thread again - (rcareaga) - (5)
             Deep in the closet - (crazy) - (4)
                 too easy - (rcareaga) - (3)
                     awww, dammit - (crazy) - (1)
                         Hey! I'm 'old' too, mofo - (Ashton)
                     It's not a phobia. - (mmoffitt)
         mmoffitt! Georgia agrees with you! - (rcareaga) - (47)
             Jeez, they're missing a whole new Enemy to persecute-- - (Ashton) - (1)
                 that taint news -NT - (boxley)
             No, they don't. I thought I'd made this clear. - (mmoffitt) - (42)
                 "I am opposed to wholesale discrimination." - (crazy) - (41)
                     I am not surprised. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (40)
                         Well, that's what it is. -NT - (pwhysall) - (39)
                             I may not agree with you. - (mmoffitt) - (38)
                                 You don't have to agree - - (pwhysall) - (37)
                                     The general form of that ... - (drook)
                                     Again with the misstatement of my position. - (mmoffitt) - (33)
                                         That may be your position - (malraux) - (4)
                                             Then he has an indefensible position. And THANK YOU! - (mmoffitt) - (3)
                                                 El dupo. -NT - (malraux) - (1)
                                                 That's your problem in this thread - (malraux) - (1)
                                                     -999,999 for me for clarity then. -NT - (mmoffitt)
                                         Conflation of SSM with Klan and Neo-Nazi rallies? - (pwhysall) - (26)
                                             Reductio ad absurdum. - (mmoffitt) - (25)
                                                 Whatever. - (pwhysall) - (24)
                                                     Nitpick much? Substitute a Crips or Bloods rally then. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (23)
                                                         Re: Nitpick much? Substitute a Crips or Bloods rally then. - (pwhysall) - (22)
                                                             Okay, so I assumed something not proven, but likely. - (mmoffitt) - (21)
                                                                 The second reply to you in this thread pointed that out - (drook) - (20)
                                                                     It's not the same thing. - (mmoffitt) - (19)
                                                                         Stanford study from 1995. - (Another Scott) - (15)
                                                                             Read the follow-up studies over the past 20 years. - (mmoffitt) - (14)
                                                                                 Point me to a cite, please. - (Another Scott) - (13)
                                                                                     That's not how that works. - (mmoffitt) - (12)
                                                                                         Eh? - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                                                                             thats the prove there is no gawd argument :-) -NT - (boxley)
                                                                                         So... when did you CHOOSE to be heterosexual? - (folkert) - (9)
                                                                                             This is my last on this, and only because I like you & Scott - (mmoffitt) - (8)
                                                                                                 What's the hypothesis, here? - (pwhysall) - (7)
                                                                                                     Re: what would attract you to this line of investigation? - (mmoffitt) - (3)
                                                                                                         exactly, - (boxley) - (1)
                                                                                                             Um. - (mmoffitt)
                                                                                                         So you want to check whether it still is a mental illness? -NT - (pwhysall)
                                                                                                     If we must keep this up, new thread please? -NT - (drook)
                                                                                                     Because if it an illness, it might be fixable or prevented - (crazy) - (1)
                                                                                                         New. Thread. Please. -NT - (drook)
                                                                         So, when did you choose to be Hetero-Sexual? -NT - (folkert)
                                                                         Either way, it doesn't matter. - (malraux) - (1)
                                                                             Concur. -NT - (mmoffitt)
                                         I think I get your position - (boxley)
                                     Well, we could be the Flat Earth Society! :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (1)
                                         Flat? FLAT? Everyone knows it's hyperbolic saddle-shaped! -NT - (pwhysall)
             well, there goes the gay black men convention in Atlanta -NT - (boxley) - (1)
                 Then ... let them eat cake! - (Ashton)
         Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill on Refusal of Service to Gays - (Ashton)
         Story behind the AZ (and other states) bill - (Another Scott) - (2)
             So every judge is now a member of the clergy ... OK -NT - (drook)
             Thanks ~~what I'd imagined: textbook religio-anarchy. Again. -NT - (Ashton)
         You got a buddy - (crazy)

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