Marriage, Union of Man + Woman = HATECRIME!!!

So...

Have you never had a job where you were not allowed to post flyers for non-work related events?

For a less inflammatory telling of the story, you can read the original complaint at:
http://www.oaklandcityattorney.org/PDFS/Op...uling2-2005.pdf

For example, if I posted a flyer at work announcing a meeting of my group that wanted to discuss, "Suppressed research in phrenology reveals the inferior intellectual potential of non-caucasians," I would face disciplinary action. Oops, wait. I forgot. I don't even have a right to post non-work related materials. Big whup.

The flyer in this case, that stated

<blockquote>“Preserve Our Workplace With Integrity,†and explained that GNEA “is a forum
for people of Faith to express their views on contemporary issues
of the day. With respect for the Natural Family, Marriage and
Family values.â€</blockquote>
could certainly be interpreted as hostile to homosexuals, especially due to the call to "preserve our workplace." In fact, it sounds like such a stupid thing to do it sounds like a plot point from an episode of the office.

And while you can complain about emails about a "National coming out day" etc., those announcements probably didn't say anything to the effect of "Straights not welcome" or "let's rid our workplace of straight values" or they would have faced censure under the city's code as well.

But really. This is a flyer at work. The original court got it right when it said,

In essence, plaintiffs want guidance about what they can and cannot post around
the office. The court does not dispense this sort of advice.
The only concrete controversy plaintiffs have presented
to the court is the controversy over the flyer in the copy room.
On the undisputed facts of that incident -- considering plaintiffs’
alternative channels of communication, the form of their speech and
the ensuing events in their workplace -- the court has concluded
that plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights were not violated.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bigmahma @ Jun 11 2007, 08:21 PM) [snapback]459821[/snapback]</div>

Where is a link to the original article?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bigmahma @ Jun 11 2007, 08:55 PM) [snapback]459885[/snapback]</div>

Well, you're certainly reliable in your misinformation bibma. I might have bothered to check more of your sources, but your very first one contradicts your own statements. I had to search their site since your link didn't actually work.

Here's what the American Psychological Association actually says:
In the past, defining homosexuality as an illness buttressed society's moral opprobrium of same-sex relationships (2). In the current social climate, claiming homosexuality is a mental disorder stems from efforts to discredit the growing social acceptance of homosexuality as a normal variant of human sexuality.

1. APA affirms its 1973 position that homosexuality per se is not a diagnosable mental disorder.
http://www.psych.org/psych_pract/coppthera...dendum83100.cfm
http://www.psych.org/edu/other_res/lib_arc...ives/199216.pdf

Oh, and if you're gonna grab all your cites from a peer-reviewed ... uh, no, online source like ... a personal geocities webpage publication of a paper someone wrote for one of their college classes, you oughta throw in that link too:
http://www.geocities.com/southbeach/boardw...1/biobasis.html

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bigmahma @ Jun 11 2007, 08:55 PM) [snapback]459885[/snapback]</div>

So many things to hate. So little time.

One of these must be true:

1. You're so far in the closet that you don't even realize you're in there.

2. You're a plant from the Gay Mafia trying to make conservatives look bad.

3. You're one of those God Hates Fags people.

Survey says...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bigmahma @ Jun 11 2007, 08:55 PM) [snapback]459885[/snapback]</div>

Thanks very much for your professional medical opinon. I guess I can put my plans for the CPA exam on hold.... SWEET! With all this free time, I think I might just write my congressman... I could probably get a GOVERNMENT CHECK based on your "Let's make THE GAYS look bad" research!

Thanks BigMahma! I look forward to your tax dollars subsidizing my lifestyle choices (and my gov'ment cheese)!

Sometimes I miss the days when bbs trolls were all 15 years old

 

How dare you say that.... (didnt you know they Homosexuals are born that way)?

I took my brother to the doctor for a checkup, hes blind in one eye from birth. the doctor stated that the eye was "diseased" and thats why it looks normal but does not work.

I think I was going to rip his head off when he said the eye was "diseased", I asked him what he meant? he said it was a medical term for blindness....

 

How's the trolling going these days bigmommy?

Trying to overburden the courts with cases on the American Disability Act are we? If gays are disabled, they are entitled to a wealth of compensation for all intolerance you have shown them.

Faulty hypothalamus my Ahole! (The hypothalamus creates and recalls memory, and attaches emotinal value to them,a s well as many other functions, mostly memory related).

Some homosexuals just develop that way (nurture), but more traditional homosexual is usually born that way due to differences in hormonal levels in the womb (nature). You know, the hairy butch lesbian type? That's called higher than normal testosterone. Hormonal levels in humans are a spectrum, there is no correct or incorrect level. There are even people born with no specific gender or ambigious genatalia, and some are born hermaphroditic. So these people, despite functioning completely normal and walking down the street next to you (without you knowing) are according to you, sick and disabled. According to conservatives, these people cannot love anyone, as whoever they find, it could be called a homosexual relationship.

Keep up the good work framing everything in black and white, it's enjoyable to us all!

 

Oh yeah thats the ticket,

Fastest way to stir the FHOP pot....
Post in-flammatory negitive topics about or regarding "Homosexuals" or the Lifestyle..

 

Big Mama, did you know that you were at ground zero in the middle of Camp Everything Is Permissable? CEIP for short.

Everything except having a backbone, morals, and a sense of right and wrong. These are the only things not allowed at CEIP.

On the other hand, if you want to stand firm for nothing, have no moral compass and promote every (EVERY) abominal behavior under the sun, then you could run for CEIP president.

I just hope driving a prius never cooresponds to having a membership to CEIP. I'd have to get the super dark tint and sneak into and out of my garage under cover of night... Ridicule and shame to no end..

Hopefully the camp burns down before the ideology spreads. Probably from brimstone from the sky.

Anyhow, just wondering if you knew where you were at here with this topic... Good luck...

 

I think that it would be so much better for everyone, if we could just keep some opinions to ourselves.

 

LMAO!

You linked to a Geocities page? I've seen some wonderful anti-evolution pages in there. That site is a goldmine for truely scientific information. :lol:

 

The uneasy relationship that most Americans have with sexuality --their own as well as someone else's-- is portrayed comically in this post.

Also, the DSM (which is *the* standard of reference for medial 'illness') ceased to list homosexuality as a disorder in 1974.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ Jun 13 2007, 01:47 PM) [snapback]461089[/snapback]</div>

Hey now! I've been told by many women that I'm easy with my sexuality.

Kidding! I'm not really a whore, I just play one on tv.

 

Okay, you've got the TV series...would you like to go again...this time, for a major motion picture...?
[laughing]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ Jun 13 2007, 03:47 PM) [snapback]461089[/snapback]</div>

I think paranoia is still in there, though.

 

Yep, F8L...

You didn't miss much here in FHOP while you were fishing.

Bigotry is still advertising here.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(patrickindallas @ Jun 13 2007, 01:52 PM) [snapback]461100[/snapback]</div>

I wouldn't have expected less. Nor did I assume that many more educated folk would fail to set things right.

I did get a primer on the subject while I was fishing though. One older gentleman and a middle-aged bloke were ranting about immigration and "gays" while sippin' beers in the dirt lot above the fishing spot. They were so off in their data I wanted to say something but decided I'd be better served by keeping my line in the water and my mouth shut.