hen81 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Eight year old Dillon Roberts threatens to create a crisis in his small town when he tells his teacher he wants to be openly gay when he grows up. http://www.prlog.org/12140839-want-to-be-openly-gay-released-by-book-express.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I'm sure it'll be an interesting read. However......((Pioneer taps his cigar a few times and looks down with a smile)) I find it quite INTERESTING........that the author saw fit to use a small town in TEXAS (of all places) to set this story. Hmmmmm..... I've noticed that often times whenever people choose places to illustrate examples of homosexual intolerance , they seem to usually choose places in the SOUTH. The same region of the nation that is well known for slavery and racial intolerance. Now I've been all over America and I've heard and seen intolerance of homosexuality in all regions of the nation. No one place seems to have a monopoly on homophobia. There are plenty of places in the INNERCITIES of America where homosexuality is ridiculed and not tolerated at all. So it's funny....to me atleast....that so many see fit to LINK regions known for historic racism with being homophobic also. As if they wish to LINK homosexuality with race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 It is no secret the Bible belt, which runs through the state of Texas, has a higher intolerance of homosexuality than places like New York City. I think much of the resistance is due to being Christian, which is not a function of race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hen81 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Did it ever cross anyone's mind that the author may be FROM a small town in Texas, which I am. I write about what I am familiar with. D T Pollard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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