10 Hateful Anti-Gay Myths Debunked

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Ever since born-again singer and orange juice pitchwoman Anita Bryant helped kick off the contemporary anti-gay movement more than 30 years ago, hard-line elements of the religious right have been searching for ways to demonize homosexuals — or, at a minimum, to find arguments that will prevent their normalization in society. For the former Florida beauty queen and her Save Our Children group, it was the alleged plans of gays and lesbians to “recruit” in schools that provided the fodder for their crusade. But in addition to hawking that myth, the legions of anti-gay activists who followed have added a panoply of others, ranging from the extremely doubtful claim that homosexuality is a choice, to unalloyed lies like the claims that gays molest children far more than heterosexuals or that hate crime laws will lead to the legalization of bestiality and necrophilia. These fairy tales are important to the anti-gay right because they form the basis of its claim that homosexuality is a social evil that must be suppressed — an opinion rejected by virtually all relevant medical and scientific authorities. They also almost certainly contribute to hate crime violence directed at homosexuals, who are more targeted for such attacks than any other minority in America. What follows are 10 key myths propagated by the anti-gay movement, along with the truth behind the propaganda.

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I think it is ridiculously sick that people are continuously finding reasons to hate others. It further sickens me when religious folk who preach God's love purport hate to anyone, especially those in the LGBT community. It is unquestionably clear that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to accept each other for who we are and love one another. Granted, there are definitely some sick people out there whose interests are more than questionable, to say the least, but we are all imperfect beings who, @ any point in time, can and do make profound mistakes which potentially undermine our progress as a species. We do not necessarily need to agree on every subject, but it should be necessary that we @ least attempt to understand each other. We can't we all unite and work together to make the world a better place?