tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255250455762328056.post4054675503241955859..comments2023-06-21T09:09:53.887-04:00Comments on Gay in the Berkshires: Gay Teens Plan Semi-Formal Ball, Face Down HomophobiaLarry Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352029208026065386noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255250455762328056.post-82828981496259520712010-05-05T06:47:07.148-04:002010-05-05T06:47:07.148-04:00Dear Larry,
Thank you for your words. Yesterday I ...Dear Larry,<br />Thank you for your words. Yesterday I found myself writing a reply (particularly in response to the one promising a fight outside of Jae's that night), but chose to wait and let the community respond. Though some really came through with intelligent support, ignorance remains (gay=pedophilia, or gay=sexually active). I can't believe in my heart that anonymous people would threaten youth with large-scale violence. Talk about "sick." And with the dozens of prom events that happen every year in Berkshire County, I've never once read that it is an event designed for pedophiles, even though statistics demonstrate that most pedophiles, in fact, target opposite-sex children.<br /><br />The ignorance and the hate that was demonstrated yesterday is yet again proof that this event is needed, and will continue to be needed, because intolerance is what oppresses people and creates unnecessary suffering for millions of wonderful people. I only hope the brave kids who put their faces and names to this event do not feel the wrath of those who were unwilling to post even their first names in their hate speech.<br /><br />Thank you for your support. Wonderfully written.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232447060684402358noreply@blogger.com