It's true; I'm fallible

I know the definition of "liberal" involves being willing to listen to new ideas and differing POVs. To an extent, I can do that; my job sort of requires me to do it, at least on the clock (well, there's no "off the clock" for that part of my life, which is why I have this place under this name).

I admit it - there are things I can't be openminded about. They're very few, but they exist. For example, I have an extremely difficult time being openminded about someone's opinion that doesn't fully support that an adult or near-adult female ought to be able to control what goes on inside the confines of her own body and organs ... but I make a narrow allowance in my brain for people who genuinely seem concerned about babies and children and the concept of "life" to an extent where they would put forth time and money to help someone with an unwanted pregnancy. (Still don't agree with them; still going to look for hypocrisy in their arguments.) But things like this, opinions.

But, you know - okay, there are things I simply can't accept a differing opinion about. Sorry; I just can't. This gay marriage issue is one of those things. Somehow one of my other addresses got signed up long ago to some shitty pseudo-religious organization that sends out shitty little emails whining about how gay marriage is going to ruin their shitty little shakily-constructed (apparently forced, if they're so fucking unhappy in them that they're worrying about other adults' sex lives) straight marriages. I've stayed on it, mostly not reading them, but doing so once in a while to try to understand the POV behind it; today I finally replied, told the organizer to take me off his hateful little mailing list, and then unsubbed.

And here's why: If you are so concerned about gay people not getting to marry each other, or adopting children after going through the same rigorous background check a straight couple or single person has to go through, it's not because you're concerned about the children, or society, or the institution of marriage. YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH EACH OTHER IN BED, AND NOTHING ELSE ABOUT THEM.

Yeah. I write m/m slash. I've also written m/f het erotica. The difference between me and you, though, is when I see ANY couple out together, I'm not picturing them sixty-nining each other. I'm guessing you must be.

And you're probably convinced, with no scientific evidence, that "gay" equals "pedophile." Ugh. Nasty brain.

I can't handle it. I don't feel guilty saying I'm straight. It's what I am. Same as I'm female, I'm white, I'm short - these are all unchangeable things in my DNA. I shouldn't be treated less than a gay black tall man just because I'm not any of those things - or less than a straight white medium-height man. Arguing that gay people are less ... you know, you might just as well resurrect the argument that black people are 3/5 of a person or that women shouldn't get to vote because of hysterical uteri. It makes as much sense, and it's something else I can't be openminded about.

I still don't think you're Hitler; that's a very specific, action-oriented kind of evil. I just think you're kind of dimwitted and obsessed with sex.