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- From: philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara)
- Subject: Re: BofA and UW can now support discrimination against blacks and Jews
- Message-ID: <1992Sep05.222443.15131@microsoft.com>
- Date: 05 Sep 92 22:24:43 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
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- In article <4SEP199213465181@jane.uh.edu> st1lv@jane.uh.edu (McLeod, Stephen) writes:
- >Same sex marraiges-- fine.
- >Gays in the military-- fine.
- >However, a male homosexual troop leader is as difficult for me as a male
- >heterosexual troop leader in charge of a girl scout troop and the same for
- >a lesbian in charge of my girl's brownie troop.
-
- How about a heterosexual female leader for a Cub Scout troop?
- I understand that's fairly common practice even today (it certainly
- was common when I was a Cub Scout).
-
-
- >I don't think it is appropriate for the BSA to accept funds from the government
- >if it discriminates against homosexuals but I do feel it is my right of free
- >association to join my child in an organization that minimizes the risk of
- >child abuse (i.e. same sex straight adult leaders).
-
- You are aware, of course, that the majority of child molesters
- identify as heterosexual, even when the child they are molesting
- is the same sex? Seems like you're playing into the stereotype
- that all gay men are child molesters - in fact, the opposite is more
- close to the truth.
-
- -Phil
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