anoteinpink said: thanks, August. <3 you captured a lot of our (mine and Nick’s and Em’s, specifically) frustrations with this whole “choice” argument. It shouldn’t MATTER whether or not being gay is a choice.

EXACTLY. I was talking with my (thankfully liberal) coworker today about that awful Rick Perry ad, and it really struck me how so many conservatives I know, including my mother, treat homosexuality as if it’s a religion – probably involving sacrifices of glittery shoes to Freddie Mercury, for all they can get past stereotypes. and then I was like, wait, woah, now you’re really discriminating and that’s just not okay.

I certainly don’t agree if people want to say homosexuality is wrong, but that’s their choice of belief. however, it is NOT grounds to make any sort of legal precedent. fuck that noise.