~ Towards a Quaker View of Sex: An Essay by a Group of Friends, 1963 ~ Towards a Quaker View of Sex: An Essay by a Group of Friends, 1963īefore we assume that homosexuality is bad and heterosexuality is good, we should recognise that homosexuals are no more necessarily promiscuous than heterosexuals are necessarily chaste. To these, homosexuality is natural persecution will make them inhibited, mad, or suicidal, but it will not make heterosexuality any more natural for them, or increase the attractiveness of those who try and force them into it. This section is concerned with that part of the male population to whom a happy sexual relationship with a woman is not possible.
Most people are predominantly one or the other most in fact are predominantly heterosexual many are predominantly homosexual many are attracted to both sexes fairly equally. People are not either homosexual or heterosexual. the label of "homosexuality" is misleading. But one cannot condemn or prohibit homosexuality, as such.) ~ Towards a Quaker View of Sex: An Essay by a Group of Friends, 1963 (One can condemn or prohibit acts of course that is another matter. One should no more deplore "homosexuality" than left-handedness. The word "homosexuality" does not denote a course of conduct, but a state of affairs, the state of loving your own, not the opposite sex it is a state of affairs in nature.
~Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, 1886, translated by Walter Kaufmann, 1967 The degree and kind of a man's sexuality reach up into the ultimate pinnacle of his spirit. What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains! ~Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, 1947 ~James Baldwin, "Disturber of the Peace," interview with Eve Auchincloss and Nancy Lynch, 1969 The fact that Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. If time and space are curved, where do all of the straight people come from? ~Author unknown The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. This is a celebration of individual freedom, not of homosexuality. Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law. All those women out there are praying for a man and I gave them my share." ~Rita Mae Brown, Venus Envy, 1993 I became a lesbian out of devout Christian charity. "I'll love whom I choose and work as I choose and as long as I treat people with respect and politeness I don't think what I do is anyone's business.
I'm myself." Sparks crackled in Frazier's green eyes. ~Simeon Carter (1824–1911), Poems and Aphorisms: A Woodman's Musings, 1893 ~Lynn Lavner, Butch Fatale, 1992īeing gay is natural. I don't mean to imply by this that God doesn't love straight people, only that they seem to require a great deal more supervision. What they don't want us to remember is that there are 362 admonishments in the Bible concerning heterosexual activity. There are six admonishments in the Bible concerning homosexual activity, and our enemies are always throwing them up to us usually in a vicious way and very much out of context. If gay and lesbian people are given civil rights, then everyone will want them! ~Author unknown, as seen on a button at, c. 1998 When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one. ?️?" (Remember The Babadook?) This year, only time will tell if there's an unofficial new gay mascot meme, but here's my stab at some Pride-friendly captions to go with your perfect pic.Homosexuality Quotes, Gay Rights, Pride, Sexual Orientation, Bisexuality, LGBT2Q+ The Quote Garden ™
For my Instagram caption, I chose to go with a simple "babashook. It felt awesome to have people who love and support me by my side for such a monumental day. Last year, I attended my first-ever Pride parade with my sorority friends. At Pride parades, visibility is front and center. In day-to-day life, that kind of visibility isn't necessarily always there. The vibes are incredible, and you'll definitely want to capture the fun memories on social media, complete with a popping photo and an epic Pride parade Instagram caption.īesides the fact you'll have a summery and cute pic to add to your feed, my personal favorite part of Pride is seeing other LGBTQIA+ people united and loud. If you've never been to a Pride parade before, here's what you can expect: rainbows everywhere, people smiling and laughing, and a hell of a good time.