Being Gay
Being gay means that you are attracted
to members of the same sex from within your own species. If you
are attracted to members of a different species (regardless of
sex), then you have a serious problem. However, if you are gay,
bisexual, or heterosexual, then no problemo.
The first step to happiness for gay people
is to come out in some meaningful way. Going to bathhouses and
having sex with random strangers is not a meaningful way. Coming
out to your friends and relatives, presenting yourself in a positive
manner, and defending your rights is meaningful.
This "coming out" process brings
a lot of good things to most people. First it brings you a great
deal of confidence in yourself. Having good self-confidence is
at the core of a healthy, happy life. Second, coming out will
help you find wonderful, cherished new friends, and it will immediately
eliminate some people who you may have only thought were your
friends. People that have a problem with you if you are gay are
just dead weight requiring maintenance. In most cases it is not
worth the trouble. It is like performing CPR on your family's
German Shepard that got hit by a train while you were on vacation.
Anyway... (that was sick). The point is,
people are most happy when they are comfortable with themselves.
It is hard to be in the closet and be comfortable with yourself
at the same time. And since there is absolutely nothing wrong
with being gay, there is not good reason to not be out.
Okay, so you say you live in Little Pass,
Mississippi and it isn't kewl to be gay there? GET THE HECK OUT
OF THERE!!! I know, most of the people reading this are very young,
and combined with the Little Pass, MS problem, I could probably
understand being in the closet. However, even in this case you
should try and find someone that you can trust to be able to talk
to about your feelings. If not, you can always find someone you
can relate to on the Internet.
Oh yeah, one more thing (OMT).... If you
are bisexual and getting harassed by gay people who are calling
you a closet case, tell them to get over it! Usually this means
they are jealous because they want to get with you and you are
not interested!
Drugs
Drugs are bad mmmmmmmmmkay????
First of all, what is a drug?
I am only going to talk about recreational drugs, i.e. alcohol,
narcotics, and prescription drugs that are taken for recreational
purposes.
In general, drugs (including
alcohol) are bad. They cause a lot of problems in people's personal
and physical lives, they can destroy various organs of your body,
ruin relationships, cause depression, cost a lot of money, can
cause death or injury through various accidents as well as violence,
can cause a serious lack of motivation, impair judgment and memory,
and a whole host of other problems that I haven't even thought
of.
HOWEVER..... I believe that
some recreational drugs taken in reasonable moderate amounts can
be therapeutic to some people. I have known of some people that
have lived very sheltered lives and were so inhibited that they
never developed basic social skills. Had it not been for trying
some certain substances, they may have never lowered their inhibition
levels enough to carry on a conversation with anyone.
I have also seen cases where
drug use has helped people to become more in tune with themselves
as well as the environment. Shrooms is a great example of one
that helps you get in touch with nature. I've seen people who
had had a few drink become more able to tell a loved one how much
they really cared about them.
What I can't understand is
the alcohol laws in this country. Can someone please explain to
me why it is legal to buy beer and liquor and get all messed up,
yet it is illegal to buy pot or cocaine? Have you ever read about
a car wreck where someone was on coke or pot? I haven't. I am
sure it has happened, of course, but it is much less likely than
alcohol. And why is it legal to buy and smoke cigarettes, but
you can't smoke pot or do ecstasy? I really dunno. Also, why do
you have to be 21 to drink alcohol? We can trust teenagers to
be jet fighter pilots and destroy human life, but they can't drink!
When they are 16 we trust them to drive, when they are 18 they
can buy a house, but they can't drink!
This is all for now, I am
just getting this philosophy section started, I will come back
with actual fact and figures and more information later on.
Meanwhile, let me say that
if you are having trouble with drugs or alcohol, GET HELP!
There is a lot of FREE help available.
Religion
First off, I should say that
I have the most respect for people's right to believe whatever
they want. However, having said that, I personally think that
most people who are dedicated to some form of organized religion
are using it to cover up some insecurity. Most of the Christians
I have been accosted by were either raised with it beaten into
their heads, or they "found jesus" when they were on
drugs, in prison, in the hospital, or when they start getting
old. I have never known of a healthy, free, intelligent adult
who suddenly "found" jesus.
My opinion is that God - or
whatever you want to call it - is too big and powerful to fit
into any organized religion, book, or faith.
What really bothers me is
how the Christians have traveled from country to country over
the centuries killing off the native people and forcing them into
Christianity. And they continue to spread their hate even today
towards gay people.
To me a religion should be
about love, happiness, and taking care of yourself and others.
If you know of a religion like this (that doesn't want money),
please let me know!
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