Everyone has some cross to bear?
**Do you have to worry about your family disowning you because you don't date the girl they like--and she's a run-of-the-mill girl...i.e. average/normal in every respect?
**Does your state economically and legally support your relationship by marriage--the last time I checked, homosexuals had to spend large sums of money on lawyers to draw up legal contracts to procure a FEW of the 1,000+ benefits that marriage offers. Joint taxes, health insurance, inheritance laws, property...the list goes on...
**Do you ever feel completely ostracized by your church for who you date? I don't exactly feel comfortable putting my arm around my significant other like many other men in the congregation--much less feel welcomed by the Christian community.
**Do you ever worry about getting a bad eval because a resident doesnt like gays?
**How would you feel if you sat down in a restaurant with your girlfriend and many people began staring at you?
**How would you feel if someone started bashing gays and didn't realize that you were?
**Do you ever fear for your LIFE? When I have withold all affection for a boyfriend because of some area (redneck, etc) that I'm in...I think that qualifies. I know plenty of gays who take the rainbow sticker off their car when they go camping or go to certain areas. If you dont' believe this, check out the cases quoted by activists in states where ppl are pushing for hate crimes laws.
I could go on and on...I think this is a bit more than a "cross to bear" as everyone does. Unfortunately, your attitude is simlar to many in the world today. If you approach your patient with the same dissmissiveness, I can guarantee they'll give the same in return.
FYI, there are many non-stereotypical gays, and I fit in that category, so don't try to defer some of my arguments above as "attention seeking behavior and will thus incur the wrath of the public."
Therefore, I respectfully disagree with your "The point you ignored is that everyone has a cross to bear...so why cry about it?" Our country lags the Western world regarding civil rights, and this is no exception. In action or in feeling, we all love to have someone to hate. Over time this progressed from blacks, immigrants, communists, terrorists, and gays.
LSUwannabe said:
So what?
Whether I can/do marry my girlfriend has nothing to do with whether she benefits AS a medical school student/spouse. It's not an issue of gay marriage so don't make it one.
Same sex partners are not (in most states) afforded the same legal rights as married couples. Take up that battle with someone other than your medical school.
It's not complicated, "student housing" or "married student housing" is not equivalent to "whomever wants to cohabitate housing." Don't blame a school for the law.
I never claimed any "exclusion" was as/more/less hurtful than ALL of anything...but again so what?
The point you ignored is that everyone has a cross to bear...so why cry about it?
With all due respect to your "blinkered" reference apparently based on something I did not claim, I try not to make presumptions about others' lives.
Disagreeing is one thing; comparing another's opinion to "garbage" is an incredibly weak argument.