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I think it's sad but true.

Straight people's moral right to get married and have children is never questioned, no matter how much they divorce each other. Straight people who abuse their children are considered bad apples (which they certainly are).

However, if gay people's divorce rate was to spike like that, ESPECIALLY if they have children, you can bet that every social conservative is going to proclaim that gay people are incapable of remaining married, incapable of providing a stable environment.

If any gay couple was to abuse their kid, you can bet they would be considered by many to be representative of gay people in general (or at least gay men), rather than a couple of bad apples.

In a perfect world, everyone knows that everyone is equal, and therefore you don't have to "earn" the right to be seen as such. What the quote is saying, though, in my opinion, is that the reality is that a minority group must struggle more to get others to view them as equal, and, in those others' eyes, must go far beyond what is expected of them (which, in most cases, is very little), and even beyond what is expected of the majority's behavior.

For example, if someone is homophobic, it's not inherent to their nature to see a gay or lesbian person as their equal - they must "earn" that right. In order to do so, they cannot simply be themselves and act in whatever way they choose - they must comport themselves in a manner that the homophobe sees as acceptable, which, knowing the person is gay or lesbian, means they must be beyond reproach in all things, and even the slightest "error" (i.e., anything even remotely approaching what the homophobe considers to be stereotypical homosexual behavior) will give the homophobe the excuse to again view them as unequal. The gay or lesbian person must indeed behave *better* than even the homophobe before the homophobe will see them as anything other than their lesser.

Does that make sense?

It sounds like that quote came from the South.

BS

We have the RIGHT to be equal. We may have to be better in order to be treated that way, however.

i believe it's true.

those that are a minority have to prove to the majority as to why they should be treated equal. not all times is this expressed verbally, but it is in actions and deeds.

it's sad, but that's how we allow our society to operate. and i see no one attempting to change that.

No body should have to do anything to gaine rights. ALL people should be born with rights that never can be taken away.

In todays Western Society, we all have rights no matter what our background is, that is why we call it "human rights".

my view on this, be nice to all people or races,educate yourself work hard be polite to all people, help or volunteer in the community, help your neighbors your co workers . try as much as you can to be Godly... just be nice to all people at all times ...no doubt people will like you or people will always recognize you.. that's what hte ideal american is... try it! it may be difficult for you at the start but im giving you something out of my experiences ... yeah people will treat you equal....

i hope this may help you... dont worry

no every one is the same on the inside lol