Joe_Battenfeld's Blog

Quite frankly, I don't care about an eighteen year old's sexual preference. As a mother of 3 grown adults, I know that one of my children was exploring herself back then. What will be will be. I care about what the Governor does, not his children's sexuality. Give it a rest. Once again, I am in agreement with Jakethecar. She just may change her mind tomorrow!

Who cares?? Great, now that whole community will come out and tell us what a great govenor Patrick is! I'm sure Rosie O. will weigh in on this issue and many others will tell us that Patrick is a real hero!!!

Did anyone forget that homosexuality is just wrong?? It doesn't matter whether or not you're "born" that way, it's just wrong!!!! WRONG!!!

Coming from an out and proud lesbian, coming out is a huge decision, and it's not easy. Most gay people would tell you they didn't decide to be gay because it is cool. In fact, I like most gay people feel that is not a choice. The only choice I had was whether or not too accept myself. That said, who are we to say if she will change her mind and quite frankly, what difference does it make? She has probably been battling with the choice of "come out or don't come out" for quite sometime, and her personal decision to come out is brave; his daughter is lucky to know that her parents love her regardless of her sexuality. I try not to get too involved with politics, but I do not think that Deval Patrick should be criticized as politician for his acceptance of his daughter. I applaud Deval Patrick as a father for putting the story out and supporting his daughter. My hope is that someday people will realize that sexuality doesn't change who you are as a person, it is not a choice, or something you can change, and it is none of our business who is and who isn't-even if they are a public figure, or related to one.

Hey fenwaydav, I guess your motto through life is--As long as it feels good, then do it, right?? Well where should we draw the line?? Why not have 2 or 3 partners then?? Why stop there??

Yes, we should be concerned about $4 gas and the war.

You say that you were born being gay?? I'm sure that that is possible. I'm sure that thousands of child molesters also say that they are "born" that way! Maybe we should change the laws for all the child molesters out there too! I mean, they're born that way too, right??

OF COURSE NOT!!! We all have battles in our lives that we are born with, but trying to justify our problems like that still doesn't make them right.

By the way, I think comparing those two issues are similar. They're both sexual problems; however, one has a much greater effect on others than the other. But it's still all wrong!

It seems like homosexuality is becoming a choice now among so many, so please don't tell me that you were "born" that way. How are you born that way?? Being a straight man, I can remember not liking girls when I was 6-7 years old. Does that make one homosexual?? No, that makes them normal. Boys never want anything to do with girls at that age, but you interpret that to being homosexual.

Anyway, my heart goes out to you and all the alternative lifestyle people out there. It must help that the state helps you justify your lifestyle choice so that you don't feel like you're doing anything wrong.

How do you know how good it feels? Do you speak from experience? It's none of your business how many sex partners I have. Just like I care less who and how many partners you have. I can't speak for any child molester as that is not my scene. Most of the men arrested for discusting acts like that are straight. I think you will find as people respond to this blog you wind up looking like the sick one. 2 more things. To respond to any more of your hatred would be irresponsible on my part so I won't, and Please keep your heart I don't need it.

FenwayDav, How do I know how good it feels?? Well, to be straight it feels good, but you wouldn't be gay if you thought it felt bad, would you?? You wouldn't involve yourself with another homosexual if it felt bad, would you?? OF COURSE NOT!!! Obviously, it feels good or else you wouldn't do it! I can speak from experience in the sense that often times something that is wrong can feel good, right??? It doesn't matter whether or not it's about being gay!

Ever consider how all the pleasure of life can sometimes end with serious consequences?? People eat too much, they get morbidly obese. People drink or do too many drugs, they could die. People have too much sex, they get STDs!!

Also, don't get me wrong, I don't HATE anyone. Hating is not the right answer to anything; violence is not the right answer to anything. If someone commits a hate crime, in no way, is that every the right answer.

People that are living unacceptable lifestyles should turn their lives around, that's the answer! But instead of turning their lives around, they complain and protest until the country or state gives in and considers their lifestyle which was previously wrong, to be acceptable and loved by all!

I do not give a darn how his daughter wants to have sex and with whom. That is none of my business.

Jailer49 with thoughts like that you are doomed. It's Gay and Lesbians that Masacheusetts isn't the once great state. I don't know what your smoking, but the greatness or not greatness of this state has nothing to do with what that. Doomed, you ought to be a shamed of yourself.
And Happyg I thought you had a better mind set than that. The Gay Pride Parade wasn't just planned yesterday. This goes on every year at the same time. How your fathers day will be hijacked is beyond me????? You can roast your weenies with no interference from us.

Fenway, the G&L Pride Parades in the past have been on Saturdays.(2005,2006,2007) Like I said, it's more "in your face" activity. Not real helpful in the longrun.



The Gay Pride Parade wasn't just planned yesterday. This goes on every year at the same time.

On the day before radical Mass judges "created" new law here in Massachusetts, each and every citizen had EXACTLY the same marital rights. From the beginning I've been an advocate of civil ceremonies which would give G&L couples the same maritial rights as all heterosexual couples. Before you start typing, I do understand the other ramifications related to the use of the terminology "marriage" and the national and international effects the word has on many existing laws and benefits. Given the right atmosphere, there is no doubt that they also could have been mitigated. Instead, a small portion of the G&L society decided that it really wasn't about "equal rights for all", it was about "we're here, we're queer, get used to it." Now you may find what I've posted as offensive, but to this day there are many loving G&L couples who are still denied these benefits because of a few with a radical "in your face" agenda. More often than not, in my conversations with G&L's, the overwhelming concensus was that 'they didn't care what it was called, as long as they got all the benefits'. You see, they already had all the rights.




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Happyg I have no business in saying if you should you be allowed to be legally married but you make it your business to say that I shouldn't, and that gay marriage offends people. Well I have news for you, different music offends people, different clothing styles, hair styles, language, SKIN COLOR. I would like to think that we as human beings can see through our differences to the person that is under the surface.