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Houston's new mayor

Posted: Dec 13, 2009

Houston has become the largest US city to elect an openly gay mayor. The new mayor did not make a secret or an issue of her orientation, but people working in her opponent's campaign did and I think it backfired on them.

It would be nice to think that the age of smear campaigns is over, but I won't be that naive. It is heartening to see such fail, though.

Yay Houston for electing on the issues and not on scare tactics.

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Right Said - oswald

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Personal hate compaign instead of raising valid issues invariably backfires and its nice to see it happening in this case.

I wish the new mayor all the luck.

The race was pathetic, though. Hardly anyone - voted anyway. nm

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nm

Nasty, certainly. Perhaps pathetic. - NJ

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It was pathetic, I suppose, that such tactics were used. It still amazes me that, in this day and age, such resentment towards homosexuals can still be thought of as mainstream.

NJ

It's not resentment...sm - GGG

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It's abhorence for an unnatural and perverse act that is being portrayed as normal. It's always been that way and always will be. And it's more mainstream than most who commit homosexual acts would like to believe.

It is definitely a prejudice and I find that abhorent - and I feel sorry for you

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nm

Feel as sorry as you want... - GGG

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I believe in God and he says it's wrong. If you call believing something to be sinful, a prejudice, then I feel sorry for you. ;-)

judging? - cj

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Well, I believe God also tells us to love ALL others and only He has he right to judge others, not you or I. No matter what you say, it is a prejudice, and like all prejudices, is based in ignorance and fear.

I'm not even religious, but I disagree with you. If - someone believes in God,

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and that their God believes it is wrong, then it does not mean the person has "ignorance or fear". It could mean they plain believe it's wrong and immoral based on their religion. I am not saying it's the right way to think, but this excuse that if someone disagrees, they are full of fear and/or ignorance is a cop-out. Maybe they just plain disagree with your beliefs. Also, someone can "love" another person and still feel that their lifestyle is wrong.

"all prejudices" are not based in ignorance and fear - some are based on experience and belief

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Ironically, the groups that most demand tolerance are the ones most intolerant of those who disagree with them.

Loving someone... - GGG

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is entirely different than accepting their sins as good or normal when God clearly says they are not. Believing what God tells us is not a prejudice. It's called faith. It has nothing to do with ignorance or fear and all the bullying and name calling in the world by those who expect justification for their sins won't cut it with me. God will judge them but I certainly won't concede that God is wrong and man is right.

History - NJ

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Actually, it has not always been that way. Oh, were you just speaking about yourself? Beg pardon if you were. If you were speaking to world history, you are far from correct.

NJ

As a Houstonian, I can say - Sheeples

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that I am very proud of our city. There is some hoopla going on because she said in her acceptance speech something about it being a very proud day for the gay and transgendered community. People voted for her because of the issues and not because she was gay, and I suspect they were upset that it had to be put in the forefront at that moment.

Me, I don't really care. I loved the movie Harvey Milk, and I love my 'gays.' They are some of the best people I have ever met!

Hopefully, though, we can just put this stuff aside and people can move forward and get ahead based on merit...not the color of their religious leanings, skin, gender, or sexual orientation. All of those things should be moot at this point, IMHO. We vote based on ideals, ideas and goals.

Meh. I edited and messed up the last sentence - Sheeples

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Should be color of their skin, religious leanings, gender or sexual orientation.

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