Yesterday in Cheers and Jeers, there was a little debate over a NYT Magazine story concerning gay rights. BiPM responded to some criticism by stating that perhaps he was too close to the issue. I responded to him that no, he wasn't - I'd read the issue the same way, and, since I'm not gay, I figured I had little bias on the issue.
But. This morning I was thinking it over, and getting more and more angry about the issue, and I realized that I do have my own biases when it comes to equal rights. Because, that's what we're talking about here people: equal rights. If I have a right, then so should you, so should my neighbor, his cousin, her sister and everyone else, including Joe Schmoe. Because the denial of those rights has caused death, and those deaths have affected my life more than I will ever comprehend. More on the flip....
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