Quote: Originally posted by aCultureWarrior
I think we can all agree that it's homophobic bigoted people like me, "Porno Pete" LaBarbera, Bryan Fischer, Matt Barber and a long list of people of faith and those who just believe in decency are responsible for the following:
Gay Youth Suicide: *
HIV/AIDS, promiscuity, drug and alcohol abuse amongst homosexuals:
High rates of suicide amongst transgender people:
So you see Al, hate crime laws, i.e. silencing homophobic bigots like me, "Porno Pete" LaBarbera and others are necessary so that innocent children and genital mutilators/cross dressers don't die and others who partake in homosexual behavior don't turn to promiscuity, drug and alcohol abuse and don't contract HIV/AIDS.
Wouldn't you agree Al?
But Al, those weren't my words, those were the words from the Centers For Disease Control in Atlanta, the most reputable US health organization. Surely you're not calling the CDC an "extremist" group are you Al?
Someone is lying here Al. Either homophobic bigots like me and "Porno Pete" LaBarbera and others who believe in the "imaginary sky god" are lying by saying that homosexuality is a extremely harmful behavior that causes disease and early death, or the CDC and other pro homosexual groups are lying by saying that it's us homophobic bigots that are the problem.
Which is it Al?
it's a well established fact that your above list of horrors (excluding promiscuity. Gays are no more promiscuous than straights) is not the result of someone being homosexual, rather it is the result of living with the hatred and bigotry that you promote.
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V. P. Poteat and D. L. Espelage Predicting Psychosocial Consequences of Homophobic Victimization in Middle School Students Journal of Adolescence 2009
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