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Bravo, Ches. I had heard of Greensboro Green Foundation before (possibly here in this forum) but never really knew what it was all about. Thanks for the info and for your (organizations') efforts to promote a united community. A strong, united community is a good base for a strong, united country.

One would think everyone would get on board to work for a united community. It is unfortunate that many will see this as an agenda-driven program only to mainstream gays. While I agree Greensboro has much diversity support, there are many who will circumvent any attempts to promote any program that is gay based.

I wish you and your program much success. And God bless you for your efforts to improve community by working towards uniting it.

As follow up to my Oli brown-shirt post, I could make a joke here about changing the name of the Guilford Green Foundation to a more fudge color, but half won't get the joke, although it's packed in humor, and 80% will be offended.

Interestingly, my experience is most of the unoffended would be gay-guys and they would be laughing with me.

IMO, this IS an agenda-driven program to mainstream gays. I admit, I have a closed mind concerning homosexuality. I do have friends and a family member who are gay. Personally, I respect them due to their character, but strongly disagree with their choice of intimacies.
I'm not a homophobe, except in the sense of accepting the sexual "process" as normal.
How can anyone?
I hope the Community foundation of Greater Greensboro is not endowed by the city itself and I will see what I can find. I would not approve of my taxes sustaining such organizations.

"Normal" is a very subjective word, VCL. What's normal for you is normal for you but is not necessarily normal for someone else. Just as your normal is right FOR you, one normal does not fit all.

It's a great big world out there and thus room for all kinds of folks. If you do not feel led to include gays in your community/world, then by all means don't. But please do not expect all the rest of us to exclude them because you think it is not "normal".

And your tax money could and does go toward programs a lot less deserving.

Vera and Yvonne,

Your comments about taxes are precise indicators about why taxes should be abolished. Vera is angry that her tax dollars fund gay-acceptance programs. Yvonne is angry that her tax dollars fund far less worthy causes.

Yvonne, why do you continue to support taxation when so much of your taxes fund things in which you don't believe? That being the case, why don't you support a system in which you're not forced to pay for those things, one in which you could freely BUY only the goods and services you desire?

Vera, the same goes for you. If you can force gay people to pay for things they don't want, whatever they may be, then they can force you to pay for things you don't want.

That is the consequence of statism. That is also karma at work. What you do unto others will be done unto you.

Ches, Thank you for your article and best of luck with your group. I'm surprised that at the time I write this the 'thumpers' haven't launched their usual attack. And, veracitylimits, why shouldn't tax dollars support this group? The support other groups similar to this. If it the fact this group's focus is gay? My partner and I left Greensboro 10 years ago because of the attitudes. We considered retiring in NC, however, have determined that with attitudes there, it would not be healthy for us to do so. Again, good luck and thank you for making us 'visible' and letting the bigots know we are no more freaks than they are.

Why do gay's care if I support their "cause" or not?

My circle of friends intersects with a gay contingent on occasion and we all have a respectful and courteious relationship with each other, going on 10 years now.

Other than than I've found my conservative nature doesn't blend well in conversation so I choose not to associate very often or leave if the conversations turn political.

Does this make me divisive in the community?

Veracity,
I believe you asked how could anyone accept something other than the sexual process as normal? Pretty simple, every "process" has its outliers. Those things that are different or don't adhere to the majority. It would be abnormal if everyone WERE heterosexual.

And you know what Veracity, I have some heterosexual friends whom I respect very much due to their character but not their choice of intamacies. How could anyone?
I hope all those charities managed by straight people are not endowed by the city but I'll see what I can find out. I would not support my tax dollars going to an organization like that.

Do you see how silly that sounds?

Okay, I'll try to define "normal" as I intended. I won't give the "Birds and the Bees" speech here as It's not my perogative.
Normal, meaning the act of love-making between a man and a woman. You will find, if you consult any encyclopedia series, that male and female are a bit different. There are parts that are quite the same and some parts contrast to the other.
Now, even in other areas..such as the hardware store, I will provide an analogy.
Suppose you wanted to join two lengths of garden hose. You would find either end has different hardware. Referring to the male/female couplers (notice the terminology).
If you tried to connect , say both male ends of the two hoses, you would fail. Unless of course you purchase a double-female adapter.
Alas, the adapter is not necessary. You simply reverse one of the hoses and you now have the male of one hose and the female of the other. If you hold the male end stationary and carefully swivel the female coupler clockwise you will sucessfully connect the two hoses.
With that example, you can ascertain the difference. I will also mention, as far as I know, there are currently no double-male/double-female adapters avalible that will enable this between humans.
Now, I understand I have offended some with my initial response to this LTE. I apologize. My intent was to give my opinion of the substance therein. I do not exclude homosexuals from my community, nor have I disowned family members.
Albeit accepted by society more and more, I have not yet converted. Live and let live.
You have a right to approve of this, I have a right to disagree.

Only if you approach the homosexual community the way you approach politics, free speech etc, then yes, you WOULD be divisive! It's your nature---by intelligent design!

(Hugh, that's a joke. Thought I'd better let you know before someone had to throw water on your keyboard!)