So much in this world simply comes down to personal preference—maybe religious preference?—and how much society can allow for personal preference, and how much we can all tolerate from one another.
Yesterday I got in a discussion with a friend of mine who told me that the Bible is very clear on homosexuality. How dare Bishop Tutu compare homophobia with racism or sexism? And she quoted Leviticus and Paul. I pointed out that Jesus said nothing about homosexuals. That didn’t change her viewpoint.
Meanwhile, I continue going over my writing project, trying to understand how it would come across to someone like this friend of mine. How do you write a story that treats LGBT or poly people with dignity and respect, in a way that this friend could understand? Is it possible?
Maybe it isn’t. Then a story about someone who is a minority within a minority within a minority…could never be understood by my friend. If I speak of Queers, or Polys, or Pagans—or someone who is all three!—is there really no way to bridge the cultural/religious/personal gap between “us” and “them?”
Today, online, I exchanged comments with an Obama-hater. Same thing. Vanishingly little common ground.
But our common ground should be our humanity. How can we “make it so?”
Blessings and Mitzvah/Karma-Points to those who try!
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