Not allowed

[eevans@moscow.com]

Ted Moffett wrote:
<snip>
> I can also march in opposition to gay behavior, or write books about the 
> damage done and sins committed by gays, if I choose, but to deny them 
> service or employment in a business is a legally different issue.
<snip>

Suppose a business puts up a sign that says "No homophobic language allowed." 
What then? You can write a book opposing homosexuality. Can you read it outloud?

On a different front, suppose someone has a case of homophobia in the classic 
sense, that is, an irrational fear of homosexuals or homosexuality. Can a 
business deny them service? Can they refuse other phobics as well?

People with phobias should be treated with compassion and pity. They've got a 
serious problem that needs treatment, and simply shunning them from society is 
cruel.

And yet, it seems folks are pushing for a hostile "homophobes not welcome here" 
environment here on the palouse.

Cheers,
-Ed Evans



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