So, THIS ARTICLE details what the controversy that surrounds Cynthia Nixon’s “choice” to be gay:
“I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line ‘I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and gay is better.’
“And they tried to get me to change it, because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice. And for me, it is a choice. I understand that for many people it’s not, but for me it’s a choice, and you don’t get to define my gayness for me.
“A certain section of our community is very concerned that it not be seen as a choice, because if it’s a choice, then we could opt out.
“I say it doesn’t matter if we flew here or we swam here, it matters that we are here and we are one group and let us stop trying to make a litmus test for who is considered gay and who is not.”
Meanwhile, on Facebook, we find comments such as:
Sounds like the LGBTQ community isn’t fully aware of it’s own community. I always thought some people in this community chose this lifestyle.
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Hey i know plenty of women who have 10 kids before they decide they want to be with women because men have done them dirty. So was that not a choice???
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People have a right to an opinion -geesh, you can’t even sneeze w/out offending someone. Beside being Gay is a choice. Noone is born w/sexual attractions towards men or women.
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I’ve always believed that people who are homosexual are so by choice… The LGBTQ community getting upset is pointless. She’s one person, continue on with the argument that homosexuality is a way of life that people are born into and get over it. “One monkey don’t stop no show.” Whomp whomp
Thoughts?
