oh puuulease! Being uncomfortable with a person does not make you a homophobic or a racist, your actions and treatment of them do.

You are shouting so loud you are deafening yourself!

You suggest Adnauseum should not write about his feelings, how inconsiderate of you. When you first thought you were gay, you very likely discussed your feelings, fears etc with someone, why should he not discuss his feelings about gay people with someone to work through those feelingsand reach a point where he feels more comfortable in their presence and thereby not cause hurt feelings to them - instead of yelling your head off about how wrong he his you COULD TRY TO ENGENDER HIS UNDERSTANDING instead.

Practice what you preach - your response to his article is ignorance and intolerance.

I agree with you except for this point. A blog is a personal journal and everyone here has a right to express their opinions. Adnauseam didn't break any of the rules by doing so. He simply stated his own opinion.

I know my sexuality is not threatened by open displays of affection by either heterosexual or homosexual couples and I find those who are threatened to generally be pretty shallow people. Having said this, I don't believe Adnauseam is one of these people. My father would be very uncomfortable in front of a gay couple openly displaying affection for each other because of when and where he grew up. But my father is not, by any means, a shallow man. To use Adnauseam's expression: he is old-fashioned and has a different set of values and morals to mine. Not wrong, not bad or corrupt but simply different.

Very well put Dynamaso

Maybe you, Frogsleg, could also benefit from these words. I didn't see this article as Ennarath 'yelling his head off', to paraphrase you. I just saw it as his right of response. You're the one who seems to be more threatened by Ennarath's responses than anyone else here.

Maso: You're a good guy.

Tex,

I am the sum of my wonderful friends, such as yourself.

Adnauseum is free to write his thoughts about Homosexuals and now you have used the same freedom to write your thoughts. The sentiments of both articles probably offended some people while others nodded in agreement.

Were your thoughts more or less foolish, intolerant or ignorant than Adnauseums? Or were you both simply letting the readers know how you feel about what makes you uncomfortable?

Did Adnauseum offend you? If so, should he be silenced?

Freedom works both ways.

Ooh, that's kinda a scary thought there, Maso...   

Yeah, it's terrible when someone writes what they think.

I am flattered that someone should post about my post. Remember that I did not slag off homosexuals--I said they make me uncomfortable, especially when they display their affections openly. It takes all types to make up our world.

There are many things I don't understand, and I don't claim to know God's plan, but what I really don't understand is why someone would think it was up to them to be okay with or to "accept" homosexuality or anything else.

I think you misunderstood his angst here.  I am not reading that he hates homosexuals.  He is recognizing his fallability, not mandating (non) acceptance or (non) approval of a lifestyle.

everyone has the right to write what they think is true, including me. but everyone ought to know, as do i, that what you write here will be responded to. frogslegs, i honestly think your original point is as silly as your username. adnauseum, i would like to say hello, i'm sure in real life we would probably be friends.... after a while. the rest of you, thank you for making this a real discussion with all of your varying points. if there is no discussion, we don't have much, right?

YOu are a diplomat in real life, right?