Letter: Homosexuals seek special rights
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A letter to the editor on Oct. 27, written by a local area homosexual resident, Kevin Serrin, as a rebuttal to me, is a sad example of the modern-day definition of “intolerance,” which says, “If you don’t cater to me and my ilk, then you are intolerant.”
If Baton Rouge doesn’t offer up a proclamation stating that we love and want homosexuals, followed by a gay parade in which we all lock arms and march in lock step while singing in perfect harmony, then Baton Rouge is somehow “intolerant,” hates all homosexuals and wants them all to just leave town. After all, in a bigoted city such as Baton Rouge, they could never land good jobs such as educators or medical consultants.
Mr. Serrin, health-care consultant, thinks that homosexuals have “none” of the rights and protections that are afforded to heterosexuals. That is simply not true. Homosexuals have ALL the rights and protections that everyone else enjoys.
Mr. Serrin says that homosexuals are attacked by Baton Rougeans on a “daily” basis. I simply do not believe that the people of Baton Rouge hate homosexuals, and I do not believe that homosexuals are under attack in Baton Rouge daily. If that kind of thing were going on, The Advocate would be all over it.
Therefore, Mr. Serrin and his ilk are not asking for basic rights. They already have the same rights as everyone else. They are seeking special rights, whereby they have more rights and protections than the average citizen. And they are presenting themselves as “victims” in order to obtain those special privileges. However, those special privileges walk all over the basic rights of other citizens.
- Parents who fear homosexual influence on their children have rights, too.
- Day-care operators who do not wish to hire homosexuals have rights, too.
- Employers who do not wish to place homosexuals in particular jobs have rights, too.
- And what about the rights of the employer who knows that if he even attempts to fire a homosexual for any reason, he will be facing a lawsuit?
No matter how you slice it, the simple fact of the matter is this: giving special rights to gays infringes upon the basic rights of the rest of society to rear their children and to run their businesses and to live their lives in the fashion that they deem proper and right.
The people of Baton Rouge are not displaying hatred by not issuing a “we love homosexuals” proclamation, any more than they are displaying hatred by not issuing a “we love the Irish” proclamation. They are simply displaying common sense.
R. Glynn Kelly
retired postal employee
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