Caltrops - Biohazard: Code Veronica





	[quote name="Senor Barborito MetaFilter Post"][quote]The thing is, no biological model of homosexuality is going to make them accept homosexuality. History proves that religious bigots are more than happy with the notion that pre-dispositions to behavior are inborn. For a long time, racists argued that the black man cannot help but be predisposed to criminal behavior and sexual violence. It's in their fundamental and genetic nature.[/quote] Of course they're not going to ever completely accept homosexuality - that's flatly impossible. What you can do is convince them (and truthfully so) that homosexuality is not the 'fault' of a homosexual person - essentially an emotional appeal. It won't completely solve the problem as it runs directly counter to the Old Testament, but it leads to empathy and filters down to the lowest classes, reducing violence against homosexuals and making equal rights for them a possibility. That you bring up racism is spot on - overt racism was looked upon with something approximating horror in the intensely religious environment I was brought up in. That's not to say that black people were especially welcome in the country clubs, but it's a damn sight better than what existed less than a century previously. Until people stop taking the magical man in the sky seriously, I don't think there's another viable approach. Do you have one? posted by Ryvar at 9:52 PM PST on May 3[/quote]