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- From: cfthb@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Howard Black)
- Subject: Re: Sexuality
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.144935.5980@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 14:49:35 GMT
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- References: <1992Dec31.211526.7837@ux1.cts.eiu.edu> <1i00jvINNfa6@hp-col.col.hp.com>
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- In article <1i00jvINNfa6@hp-col.col.hp.com> smithw@col.hp.com (Walter Smith) writes:
- >cfthb@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Howard Black) writes:
- >> The difference, of course, is that the judgements of people of your ilk
- >> cause us direct harm and unhappiness.
- >
- >Nope. People of my 'ilk' will find it equally, if not MORE immoral
- >to cause 'you' direct harm. The unhappiness part, nothing I can say
- >about that. I certainly hope my views don't cause you unhappiness;
- >I know (just look at your comments above) that your view of people
- >of my "ilk" is plenty low; people of your 'ilk' say that people of
- >my ilk make your people kill themselves. But ultimately, I am
- >responsible for my *own* happiness, as are people of my 'ilk';
- >as are you and people of your 'ilk'.
-
- Hmmm...did we learn a new word today, Walter? Btw, you forgot to put
- quotes around it in the 6th line.
-
- I completely agree with your last sentence. When people of your, er,
- persuasion enact laws that grant gays identical rights to hets (not
- special, just the same), I will continue my own search for happiness and
- continue to allow you yours. My search will just be on equal footing.
-
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- Howard Black cfthb@ux1.cts.eiu.edu
- Department of Chemistry Eastern Illinois Univ.
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