{"id":646,"date":"2010-02-19T12:54:46","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T23:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amerinzpodcast.com\/?p=646"},"modified":"2010-09-01T22:03:22","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T10:03:22","slug":"amerinz-197-does-it-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amerinzpodcast.com\/?p=646","title":{"rendered":"AmeriNZ 197 – Does it matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"amerinz_podcast_150x150\"Recorded live and presented mostly unedited (be warned): Joining me for today\u2019s Live Chat on Pride48.com<\/a> were Steven, Brother Cinaedus and Larken. There are sound issues, I know, and I’ll work to fix them.<\/p>\n

In a recent commentary at Adovacte.com, Chandler Burr suggested the way to win GLBT rights is to point out that being gay is an inborn characteristic, not\u2014as our religious opponents put it\u2014a \u201clifestyle choice\u201d (as if they evaluated the options and \u201cchose\u201d to be heterosexual). When people believe being gay is not a \u201cchoice\u201d, they support us overwhelmingy.<\/p>\n

Yet many GLBT people hate describing sexuality as an inborn characteristic. The argue that sexuality, and even gender, is fluid and in any case, saying \u201cwe\u2019re born this way\u201d means we\u2019re claiming to be helpless victims. Our rights ought to be ours regardless of how or why we\u2019re GLB or T. Some even reject \u201clabels\u201d, like, for example, gay singers who say they\u2019re \u201csingers who happen to be gay\u201d.<\/p>\n

Does it matter if we\u2019re \u201cborn or made\u201d? Is rejecting use of the word \u201cgay\u201d a form of internalised homophobia? And if we\u2019re all just humans who vary, how do we take on our religious opponents who think we\u2019ve \u201cchosen\u201d our sexuality?<\/p>\n

Join us on for the next live podcast on Pride48.com for a lively, wide-ranging discussion. The next live chat starts at 8:30pm (NEW start time!) Eastern North American time on Thursday, February 25 (2:30pm Friday, February 26 New Zealand time). You can also join other listeners in the chatroom<\/a>, where you can ask questions or make comments as the show is streamed.<\/p>\n

Links for this episode<\/strong>
\nBetraying the Cause?<\/a> by Chandler Burr at Advocate.com<\/p>\n

Eric Heiden<\/a> on Wikipedia<\/p>\n

Please leave a comment, ring my US Comment Line on 206-666-5172, or send an email to arthur{at]amerinzpodcast.com.<\/p>\n

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