Homocon

Homocon, a convention of GLBTQ(--er, LGBTQ--that is, BQLGT)* conservatives, is making quite a splash lately. Why? Because of headline speaker Ann Coulter, whose subsequent condemnation by WorldNetDaily prompted quite a verbal battle between the two...and by Right Wing News becoming the first sponsor of the event.

Mr. Hawkins is coming under fire in the comments to the post above. Some people simply refuse to mind their own business about the behavior of consenting adults, and that's one of the main problems with this country. As Mr. Hawkins points out:

Moreover, there's a subtle but important distinction here that shouldn't be missed: it's one thing to condemn a person's behavior or his position on an issue, but if you move on from that to condemning him as a human being because of his sexual orientation, you've gone too far.

He gets it, and so do some of his commenters, UFKA_Smithwick in particular. To those who don't, let me explain something to you, in terms so simple you'll have no excuse not to grasp them:

We are engaged in a war. A battle for the very survival of this nation. We need everyone on our side that we can get. Whatever your personal opinion on queer marriage, drug legalization, or a host of social issues may be, it is entirely beside the point. If we don't turn the tide in America now, it's the end of liberty on this planet--possibly forever. And when America's been destroyed, I don't think any of you are really going to give a damn whether Bob and Steve get married, or whether someone worships God or not.

Or, as another commenter baoxian puts it:

Are we better off with gays in the GOP, or telling them to get lost so they can join the Democrats where they will be radicalized and turned back against us? Do we want gays in churches learning about Jesus and the Bible, or kick them out so the only place they feel comfortable is in clubs and bars? If we want to diminish the gay identity group, the first thing we have to do is stop discriminating against it.

Think about it, and stop hurting the cause of liberty with your hardline attitude, kthx.


* This is why I just write "Queer." No matter what acronym you come up with, someone's going to be offended that they weren't included, or aren't at the head of the line, you name it. Let's just take back the word for all people of non-standard sexuality.