wake up Patti LaBarbera, I was taught to treat others as how I am treated. No respect=No respect. I’m sick of being a stereotyped gay man. I’m not attracted to every man, I don’t like children, and I’m not a hairdresser. I was born the way that I am today. I think no matter what my parents envisioned for my future, I was born the way I am. Military camp, boys schools, or private school, I was born to be the man I am today. Beatings, abuse, or teasing, I was born the way I am.

Although, you may mean good to your community, hatred isn’t right to aflict on anyone. Forcing your religious beliefs down my throat, does not make me want to join your church. I’m not an athiest,catholic,jewish,hindu, or christian. I am me, and that I happen to believe in a spiritual world, does not make me evil. Those who spread “HATRED” of anytype, through preaching,politics, & protests, don’t seem to me that they’ll be in the line to go to Heaven. Hate is hate, no matter how nice,cheery, and blessed you may try to make it look is still hate. I’ve seen it from smiles,whispers, and acting, and I’m sorry Patti, seriously grow up.

Homosexual activists are the ultimate hypocrites when it comes to “tolerance.” You see nothing wrong with offending the religious sentiments and moral beliefs of Mormons with your obnoxious “kiss-in” outside an LDS temple. Then you cry foul when religious people offend you with their heartfelt beliefs that same-sex “marriage” is wrong. The only good that comes from your incessant religion bashing is that it reveals your true hatred for traditionalists to the wider public. Stop lying by telling Americans that your “respect” their faith teachings and the right to live them out in the public square. You clearly do not.

I second thaat, FUCK THE MORMANS, THEY SUCK

Well said Matteo! The GLBT community needs to take the high road, where there is less traffic.

Calling people names does not change minds and will not win the P.R. battle for these civil rights.

For many Mormons, this was simply a trespassing/private property issue. For GLBT people this was about equal treatment, respect and fairness.

If we just yell and scream at each other, we might feel better in the short term, but in the long term we won’t get to where we way we want to go.

If you want love and respect, you need to give love and respect.

@ michael: don’t you see that saying “fuck the mormons, they suck” is just as ignorant and ultimately pointless as people on forums who say “fuck the gays, they suck.”
Sure, as we eventually progress to equal rights, we shouldn’t snub groups that are routinely hostile to people who identify as LGBT. We should be the bigger men and women and progress graciously. We should certainly be as open-minded, honest, and positive as (a) we would like people to be with us and (b) the doctrine of the people who seek to halt our rights.

The letter written by the people who are organizing this event reflect those sentiments and I believe progress will be made faster and less hatred will be felt on all sides the more we keep our hearts and minds open.

Ultimately we are working for the open inclusion, freedom, dignity and rights for everyone prescribed by our constitution, are we not?
Hatred can’t be defeated by hatred, nor fire deflected with more fire. Heaping more fire onto the pile will just cause everything to burn together.

I’ve come across this letter from the organization holding the rally to the church, which I think fully describes the intent of the rally. It’s a peaceful rally to encourage dialogue with the church, not a protest. I must admit that A. Latham Staples is very eloquent in his attempt to engage in conversation with LDS officials.

http://www.empoweringspirits.org/PRDocServer/LDS_Unity_Rally_072009.pdf

Go for it. ..and do make it a community ‘even’t ALL couples invited.