The religious right have been very measured about Spirit Day. Other than the following stupid comment from Brian Raum of the Alliance Defense Fund, they have been silent:
I'm not linking to this loser. Instead, I think I am gong to link to the White House and what they have say about Spirit Day:
And of course, the page contains a message from President Obama, Vice President Biden, and the White House staff. It's an old message but VERY appropriate:
"We should not turn a blind eye to the physical and mental harms that people engaged in homosexual conduct bring upon themselves by chalking those harms up to 'stigma, discrimination, and victimization'—demanding more health studies and changes to the medical system—rather than dare ask people to reconsider the path they are traveling down. Instead, we tell them 'it gets better' when, in fact, it does not."
I'm not linking to this loser. Instead, I think I am gong to link to the White House and what they have say about Spirit Day:
If you visit Facebook today, or Twitter, or Tumblr, there's a good chance you'll be seeing purple.
October 20th is Spirit Day -- a celebration begun one year ago by a teenager named Brittany McMillan to honor the memory of young people who have taken their lives after being bullied.
It has become a day when people all over the world wear purple to show support for LGBT people and speak out against the bullying of LGBT teens.
In 2010, millions participated.
This year, the White House is going purple on Facebook, as well. You can also join the celebration by making your social networking icon purple, or just adding a statement of support.
And October 20th is also a day to remember that it does get better.
And of course, the page contains a message from President Obama, Vice President Biden, and the White House staff. It's an old message but VERY appropriate:
2 comments:
Thanks to the efforts of people like you and the second thoughts of many who initially supported Prop. 8, in contrast from even 5 years ago stating such trolling homophobic statements is more like spitting in the wind than playing a shredding guitar solo in a rock concert.
^^^ I am to OLD to understand a word of the above post.
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