Black History Month/Breast Cancer Precention Month etc

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 5:44pm

It's February and the television is filled with little reminders that this is Black History Month. A short while ago we had Breast Cancer Prevention Month and everything seemed to turn pink.

Now I have nothing against these months or any others that shed the light on various causes. Not at all.

However, I wonder why Gay Pride Month doesn't get the same support and coverage as others.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 5:45pm

Duh. Because Jesus says so.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 5:46pm

Let's leave Jesus out of this. I'm very good friends with his mother.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 5:46pm

You are right, Dolly... I don't even KNOW what month Gay Pride month is. We miss a period of school every February for a "Black History Month" assembly, but we've never had a Gay Pride assembly... and I'm pretty sure there are more gay students than black students in my school.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 5:47pm

Would that we ALL leave Jesus out of it.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 5:48pm

I remember that assembly, Schmerg.

And to answer Dolly's question, I don't know. But it is a good question.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 5:49pm

I'm not joking. It's because of religion.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 5:51pm

What happened to separation of church and state?

Oh wait..........

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 7:24pm

Gay Pride is a month? Since when? I thought it was just a week.

I'm pretty sure there are more gay students than black students in my school.

There are more black Americans than gay Americans.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 2/2/09 at 8:54pm

Well, the qualifier is 'in my school,' not 'in America.' We have a pretty small number of black students in my school. But yeah, I know what you mean-- that in the greater scheme, black history is much more important in America. I just think they should celebrate the gay community as well as the black community in my school, because it's in high school where kids struggle so much with sexuality.

Posted: 2/2/09 at 8:56pm

Back on topic, remember, only YOU can precent Breast Vancer!

[Elphaba]

Posted: 2/3/09 at 10:24am

Maybe you should ask the Pope, Dolly.

I'm sure he
would have some choice words as to why there is not a Gay pride month

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 2/3/09 at 10:33am

"There are more black Americans than gay Americans."


Where did that statistic come from, and what is it's point? Even if true, so what?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 2/3/09 at 10:40am

There are more black Americans than there are senior citizens, but no one tries to opress the elderly en masse.

I can't speak for orangeskittles, but I don't think she was implying anything other than just making a comment about what Schmerg said. But yeah, Gay Pride is the whole month of a June, not just a week.

And if we didn't allow ourselves to capitulate the whims of the lunatic Jesus fringe, none of this would really be an issue.