.Bible thumpers drive me crazy, but they are intitled to their opinion, but I am very glad it isn't an anonymous thread.

Yes, I am amazed.... well maybe not so much.... that the outpouring of vitrolic homophobic posts is absent in this thread..I think those who post things like, gay marriage leads to pederasty, are well aware that positions such as that are absurd. And when claoked in anonymity they can post any silliness they want to. And avoid the concequences of public humiliation for holding absurd beliefs. They truly are cockraoches and they infest a free and open society because the more enligtened allow it.

If the "Sharia" of the wacko right were the law of the land... this conversation would not even be taking place. I hope any more threads on this subject are posted in the open.

Please notice this is the FIRST thread on this forum dealing with gay/lesbian issues posted in the open... and please notice the complete lack of hell, damnation, fire and brimstone in it.

And before you ask... I am not engaging in " Thumper" baiting...... OK... maybe a little.

I am still amazed at the stupudity of some people.  I am very sympathetic for anyone who feels they have to hide their lives for fear they may offend someone.  It also infuriates me that "christians" feel the need to constantly remind everyone they are a jesus lover and that God abhors certain acts that He deems immoral for whatever reason, AND that the people committing these acts are going to burn for all eternity in a fiery place that a so called "loving" God created.  Ridiculous.  I would like to know how many of these "christians" also abhor other acts that God so vehemantly finds blasphemous.....pagan holidays, abortion, etc. You can't hate one thing God hates and not the rest and still call yourself a "christian".  I am not trying to open this topic up to discuss these other issues...simply making a point.

angienwgeorgia says ...

Healthcare workers is one career  where people need to leave their negative thoughts regarding politics, religion, and sexual preference at the door when they clock in.............this crap has no business in our workplace.   I am hetero, happily married, and 2 of the best coworkers I've worked with are gay.   Briliant in their field,and great teamplayers.  Who gives a rats a%% what they do on their own time? 

Angie, I agree with you to a certain extent.  I just think that when people are talking among themselves about things that their family did on vacations or over the weekend, that I have just as much right to talk about what my girlfriend, her daughter and I did also.  We are a family also.

AMEN, vickielee!!! 

RED, you should most certainly feel free to discuss your family with anyone you choose without the fear of being blackballed.  To a certain extent I can understand your frustration.  My husband is black, and sad to say, but even in the year 2009, I still get the looks, the comments ("well, I wouldn't want my daughter to do it but if it's someone else it's fine"), the questions ("is it true what they say about black men?"), etc....it is frustrating to feel as though you have to defend your relationship to those who may not agree with it.  So you know what?  I don't.  I don't defend anything because I don't have to.  I am a grown woman, he is a grown man, we fell in love and we live very productive lives working and raising our children.  You love who you love, period!  If that happens to be a woman, wonderful.  If it happens to be a man, great.   If they happen to be a different race, religion, fantastic!  We can all learn so much from one another if we just stop being so damn ignorant and close minded. 

This thread SICKENS ME! I applaud the creator of this thread. I am out at 18, my family has had 4 years to accept me, and they do. We are equals on all fields in my parents eyes.

People who are judging based solely on their religious beliefs, just need to go and gouge their eyes out for me. They are reading from a 2000 year old book of scripture, and are picking and choosing what they want to believe out of it. If they are gonna dictate that Homosexuality is wrong, based on what the bible says, then they should examine the 1000+ commandments in the bible. They would be very ashamed of themselves...

Thank for creating this thread, Gay, Lesbian, Transexual, Asexual, it doesn't matter. We are all humans, working to improve others lifes.

Plus, I am surprised people are still being so hateful. You would think being educated in biology, and psychology would have nurses leaning more towards a natural cause for homosexuality, then CHOICE!

It is not a choice!

Cheers,

Chris

Why thank you ciavaughn47 :-) When i posted this, I really had no idea is would stir up so many negative emotions about gay people or the gay community. I thought that this was a website for educated, mature people, so I expected educated and mature anwers. Thank you to everyone who replied to my question with an open heart and mind!

abednigo2 says ...

 I tend to agree with some of the responses that maintain we should all leave our personal lives, as much as we can at home.  The don't ask don't tell policy may not be such a bad one.

Clearly, this being as sensitive an issue as it is with many of our patients, it is best if we keep our sexual orientation to ourselves with them.

It is also obvious that many faiths and belief systems do in fact condemn homosexuality and many nurses hold these beliefs near and dear to them.  Most nurses with traditional values are able to accept their homosexual co-worker without prejudice yet still firmly believe that the homosexual lifestyle or behavior is wrong in the sight of their God.  Certainly most traditional and orthodox Muslims, Jews, or Christians think this way.

As a fundamental follower of Jesus Christ I have voted to hire a lesbian into a P.C. I was once a member of.  I have also had a number of homosexual friends and neighbors that I thoroughly enjoyed.  One can readily love a person and at the same time in your heart of hearts and mind know that something they are doing is abhorrent to your God.  Most of the followers of any religion that I am aware of think and act this way.  I have plenty of friends and co-workers that drink excessively on their time off.  I believe this is not only not healthy but not pleasing to God (as do most traditional belief systems), but I still love and thoroughly enjoy that co-worker as long as they leave that behavior out of the hospital.

I would just like to finish up by saying when the day comes that monkeys stop announcing that they love jesus, allah, buddah, or whomever, then I will support gays keeping their private life private.  Until that day comes, may god bless you with many gay children.  Absolutely nothing has brought more trouble to the work place than people harping about their religious beliefs and insisting that all in life should go according to their goofy little book ! God bless the lesbians of the world !!!