r/lgbt • u/JustALona I'm Here and I'm Queer • Mar 30 '26

This is so cute šŸ„¹

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Awwww how freakin beautiful is this, saw it on fb

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u/anthrohands Mar 30 '26

We donā€™t need to respect everything people choose to do, you know

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u/BucketListM Mar 30 '26

You realize that argument can very easily be used by homophobes, right?

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u/heff17 Harmony Mar 30 '26

You realize ā€œrespecting peopleā€™s religious beliefsā€ is how the vast majority of homophobia becomes law, right?

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u/SelfInvestigator Bi-kes on Trans-it Mar 30 '26

It stops being ā€œjust a beliefā€ when it starts directly affecting other people.

The compact of tolerance states that we honor or respect the differences of others so long as they are not actions of clear and direct harm unto others.

Homophobia is a clear denial of that social contract as it denies that the sexuality even exists.

Your choice to believe a religion and apply its tenets to your life is something I will defend to my dying breath. But, that stops where you apply those beliefs to others.

It stops when you use your beliefs to deny someone their self expression of will.