Comments on: James Neely, 17, Charlotte Vermont http://equalitycamp.com/2009/04/21/james-neely-17-charlotte-vermont/ Making a people-powered marriage equality movement work. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:27:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: matthew http://equalitycamp.com/2009/04/21/james-neely-17-charlotte-vermont/#comment-387 matthew Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:49:57 +0000 http://equalitycamp.com/?p=382#comment-387 I couldn't agree with amiworking more. James should be applauded for his courageousness and willingness to take a proactive approach in regards to making change. My hat goes off to you James Neely of Vermont, you are making a difference. I couldn’t agree with amiworking more. James should be applauded for his courageousness and willingness to take a proactive approach in regards to making change. My hat goes off to you James Neely of Vermont, you are making a difference.

]]> By: amiworking http://equalitycamp.com/2009/04/21/james-neely-17-charlotte-vermont/#comment-198 amiworking Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:42:56 +0000 http://equalitycamp.com/?p=382#comment-198 Hey, I appreciated your insight in opening this area up to discussion. In light of James' testimony and after the absorption of the American sexual revolution into culture, it is obvious that the level of awareness in children is become more and more prominent. It is evident (ask any homosexual, myself included) that sexual orientation is not a choice. First, no one would choose this for themselves when faced with so much... nagging and remarks of second-class citizenship and inferiority, as James so well put it. It is not that kids are choosing to be gay, it's that they are choosing to be comfortable and courageous enough to choose to be truthful, honest, and open. While I discourage young men and women who understand that they are homosexual from being sexually active (the same I would do for high school students who are heterosexual), it is essential to understand that they must be embraced and accepted for their identity. Being gay is not a choice. Recognizing that exposure of children to messages of acceptance and belittling homosexuality to a point where it is recognized and understood as being equal, in all ways, to heterosexuality is the goal all Americans should teach, where coming out of the closet becomes less of a difficult point in a young person's life, as much as being a "matter-of-fact" in light of feelings and attractions encountered during sexual maturity. Hey, I appreciated your insight in opening this area up to discussion. In light of James’ testimony and after the absorption of the American sexual revolution into culture, it is obvious that the level of awareness in children is become more and more prominent. It is evident (ask any homosexual, myself included) that sexual orientation is not a choice. First, no one would choose this for themselves when faced with so much… nagging and remarks of second-class citizenship and inferiority, as James so well put it.

It is not that kids are choosing to be gay, it’s that they are choosing to be comfortable and courageous enough to choose to be truthful, honest, and open.

While I discourage young men and women who understand that they are homosexual from being sexually active (the same I would do for high school students who are heterosexual), it is essential to understand that they must be embraced and accepted for their identity. Being gay is not a choice. Recognizing that exposure of children to messages of acceptance and belittling homosexuality to a point where it is recognized and understood as being equal, in all ways, to heterosexuality is the goal all Americans should teach, where coming out of the closet becomes less of a difficult point in a young person’s life, as much as being a “matter-of-fact” in light of feelings and attractions encountered during sexual maturity.

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