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why is being gay such a big deal

Richie Jackson and Andrew Sullivan disagree about how central beg gay should be to one’s inty.

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WHY IS SUCH A BIG AL WHEN A GAY PERSON HS ON A STRAIGHT PERSON? WHY N'T WE JT ACCEPT PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE?

”In March, some men will cry the need for an Internatnal Women’s Day, celebrated on the is Pri Month, a time to reflect on and celebrate lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer history.

WHY IS BEG GAY SUCH A BIG AL?

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WHEN BEG GAY IS ‘NOT A BIG DEAL’

The slg back of hard-earned rights and protectns of LGBTQ people, particularly transgenr people, is difficult to when straight people ask why there is a need for gay pri or wonr why there aren’t straight pri celebratns, feels a lot like they are sayg ntributns by LGBTQ people — a mory group that fac nstant adversy — are simply not worthy of regnn.

Why is homosexualy such a big al? Y, the bible do say that homosexualy is a s, but so is havg sex whout marriage, they rry equal punishments as well (at least for the woman).

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Why is such a big al when a gay person hs on a straight person? Why n't we jt accept people for who they are? .

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