The Comment that was Left
I thought about it overnight, and decided that it was unfair of me to make reference to a comment that I wasn’t going to show.
The comment that I referenced in A State of Grace is given below. It is unedited including the IP Address, name, and email address. It was reformatted for the comment. The verbiage remains completely intact. Read if you’d like. It’s up to you.
IP Address: 199.80.109.227
Name: A. Friend
Email Address: !!!!@!!!.!!!
URL:Comment:
Gentlemen,Ladies?
Caught a glimpse of your writing in relation to gay marriage. Sounds like you really haven’t gotten it.
Most of us, even though we don’t always live up to it, consider marriage sacred. Yes, there are a few things, that as human beings (not necessarily right wing religious fanatics), we consider sacred.
We see that you obviously have no appreciation for that fact, however your perverted life and sexual style will never be acceptable to the vast majority of humans because it is unnatural and perverted. I don’t say this to insult you, but truth is truth; it’s not relative as your need for gratification would lead you to believe.
I hope you find another way to deal with the tendencies you possess--I know mental and physical urges are strong but you don’t have to be a slave to them. I could suggest approaches but I think it’s best if you come to them yourself.
Wishing you true peace and love.
Apparently, you don’t wish me a love that it true to my nature. An artificial love would suit you. Perhaps if I were to marry a woman and lie to her about being gay, you would sanctify that?
You don’t need to answer. I already know you would. And, the state and federal government would also sanction that lie and give us a marriage license.
This is the sanctity of marriage that you so disparately hold on to. How can a lie ever be sanctioned? How can that ever be “sacred”?
Kent and I are truth. I love Kent with everything I am. We already have a marriage. It’s not recognized by any government and it’s not recognized by most people. But it is recognized by our friends and us. It is real. It is not a lie.
At some level - at some time, someone, either in this world or the next, will recognize that.
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As a 32 yr old married woman, I am ashamed to live in a country that discriminates against people for any reason.
This person has no clue what love is,why do people care so much about who i fall in love with,why dont they mind there own bussiness and worry about there own relationships,what a wonderful world this would be if people could just see beyond the word "gay"do we go into their homes and tell them who to fall in love with,or tell them that their tax dollars are going to programs that they dont have access too,my tax dollars are going to idiots who think that we are perverts,and there is nothing that we can say or do about it,untill people get off their butts and let them know that we are going to be in their face untill they change the laws and see us as equal,not second class.
Jeff,
Never be ashamed of who and what you are. As long as you are true to your values, you are on the right track - even if they might happen to disagree with what I believe, I will always respect you for that.
The issue with this comment is neither a gay or straight issue. To me, what I found sad was the fact that this person was so insecure about his position that he hid behind a fake address and passed judgment on people the he doesn't even know. That is what sickens me.
I try to be a decent person and I do honestly care for people - even people like this. I don't judge people. I reacted to being judged based on something as stupid as sexual orientation, when I never did anything to this person.
So, I wasn't reacting to his sexual orientation. I love people. Most all of my friends are straight. I don't know what I'd do without them.
I do worry about such people who leave comments like this one of pure judgment. And, I worry about this country, because the last presidential election was won by people just like him/her, who went to the polls to protect the sanctity of marriage against people just like me and Kent. And all without ever knowing us.
That is what is sad.
How can anything that commonly occurs in nature be categorized as "unnatural and perverted"?
Also, it takes a lot of guts to hide behind a computer and spew forth your ideas of normalcy and righteousness while suggesting how a complete stranger should live their life.
What is perverted is the selfishness of this person, and condescending attitude with which they try to insinuate their moral superiority.
Sickens me.
People like this make me ashamed to be straight.