Advice to the GLBT Community

here has been significant and understandable angst and anger on the part of the GLBT community concerning the setbacks to gay rights.In particular, the passage of Proposition 8 in California has raised the level of of these emotions to proportions that I have not observed since growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 60′s and 70′s.

However, I have observed this anger spilling over into what I believe to be counter-productive approaches and efforts.  Recently, there was an incident wherein a protest occurred at the Mount Hope Church in Michigan.  While I do not agree with the version of Christianity that this church preaches, I feel strongly that this sort of reaction does nothing to further the cause of equal rights for all; and in particular, of those who are a part of the GLBT community.  It is my belief that if this approach is adopted as standard operating procedure, or even if it is applauded and embraced by the majority of the gay community, it will wind up doing incredible harm to the cause of gay rights, and thereby, to the cause of universal equality.

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