07-01-2017, 04:04 AM
(07-01-2017, 03:24 AM)FireIceTalon Wrote:(07-01-2017, 03:00 AM)kandrathe Wrote:Quote:I grant you the little piece of paper is a white male document. You shouldn't go around making assumptions of people's orientation.I was thinking that as well. Henry VIII implemented death penalty laws in 1533 for homosexuality in the British Empire, including the colonies.
And I would condemn him, just as I would present day Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Sudan, UAE, etc for the same reasons.
That being said, it still doesn't vindicate the second-class treatment that homosexuals still experience in the US and other western nations. It may not be punishable by death in the context of law, but persons who fall under the LGBTQ identity are still marginalized and viewed as inferior or being "the other", even with legalization of gay marriage by the Supreme Court just a couple years ago. Being openly gay in America is still a huge risk that can lead to being ostracized at the very least, assaulted or killed at the very worst, depending on where you live.
I agree with you.
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