tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post4090823799257805497..comments2023-07-01T14:46:02.985-05:00Comments on Skating in the Garden in High Heels under my Alb.: Tyler Clementi & Dr. Laura but really about Hope and FaithPastor Joelle Colville-Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099855286381262526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post-25211432174771059692010-09-30T21:06:21.180-05:002010-09-30T21:06:21.180-05:00Even though I don't listen to "Dr" L...Even though I don't listen to "Dr" Laura, I can tell you are wiser than she is.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post-20933703670302596172010-09-30T20:24:19.411-05:002010-09-30T20:24:19.411-05:00Not only is Dr. Laura wrong about knowing exactly ...Not only is Dr. Laura wrong about knowing exactly how he felt, it's offensive. Dr. Laura does not know what it's like as a young gay man trying to navigate your way in a heterosexual (and too often anti-gay) world. And it is offensive because she has so often been, and continues to be, a part of the chorus that makes that navigation so difficult, a chorus that endangers lives. Tyler is one of a stream of suicides of teens who were gay or were targets of anti-gay bullying that has been making the news of late. It's heartbreaking. And Dr. Laura makes light of it (even if her tone was oh-so-serious) by saying that this wasn't about sexuality or homophobia. The passive sacrifice of our young people (through their own hand) at the altar of sexual "morality," "Christian faith," and "family values" must stop. The continued drum beat of the so-called "Christian conservatives" and "family values" crowd against gay and lesbian rights, relationships, and, finally, persons themselves, betrays how bankrupt the phrase "family values," as they use it, really is. It certainly isn't valuing the lives and health of real people who happen to be gay, and it is killing our kids.Mark C. Christiansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819932966315054909noreply@blogger.com