Re: Big gay essay
Posted by Bill S
on 7/27/2006, 4:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Big gay essay"
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What issues are "inherently political"? --Previous Message--
: Sexual orientation has been
: POLITICIZED, to be sure, just as
: race, ethnicity, and dietary
: preference. These things, however,
: are not INHERENTLY political,
: which is what I was pointing out.
:
: Once again, the fact that two
: inidividuals share a sexual
: orientation (or a skin color) does
: not mean that they share a
: political philosophy. You and I
: are proof of that.
:
: While there may be cases where it
: might be politically expedient for
: all homosexuals to speak with one
: political voice, it clearly isn't
: going to happen, what with that
: pesky free will and all.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I had lots of reactions to your
: essay, most of which I think I'd
: better address at my own site
: someday. One question for now,
: though: how can sexual orientation
: be politically neutral when
: discrimination based on that
: factor is alive and well? Doesn't
: the fact of that discrimination,
: and that "enemies of sexual
: freedom must be fought off,"
: make sexuality political?
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