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Snyder v Phelps

The supreme court has been hearing a case pertaining to the 1st Amendment right the case is Snyder v Phelps.  Snyder a Marine Corp Lance Corporal was killed in Iraq in 2006.  When it came time to have the funeral which is a private and very serious event members of the Westbro Baptist Church protested at the church of his funeral with signs that read "Thank God for Dead Soldiers", "Fag Troops" and many other. 

The court has a very tough decision to make because they can not take away the free speech of somebody even if it is very hurtful and just down right wrong.  They do express sympathy to the family of the fallen troop but it is a tough decision to make.  Who knows when they could come to a just decision.

For the full story here is the link.

oprfhs stand for gays/lesbians.

Today Was an interesting day at O.P,R,F. We had the locker postings that read: I have seen Homophobia in this school and it needs to stop. This was a real nice attempt to try to make a difference in the world, if only just our personal world( high school)

Well maybe it would have made a difference, maybe it wouldn't have. We wont know because high school security went around the school tearing these harmless posters down. Why? Because they didn't get permission from the school. Since when did u need permission to put something on your lockers? I was under the impression that people put paper, streamers, and even candy on special days.

What made this day different?

I may not have agreed fully with the posters nor did i participate. Though one surely should realize that the action that the school took was grossly inappropriate.

Why Is It So Hard To "Come Out"

Why is it that nobody can come "out of the closet" to there family.  My best friend is going through that right now.  She has recently come out to me and the rest of her friends that she was gay and even though it was a ruff patch for our friendship i still couldn't turn her away, again its just a preference. Her family is a very typical religious black family who go to church on Wednesday and Sunday.  She has told her brother of her sexuality but now is concerned if she should come out to her parents and the rest of her family.  I don't understand that if your family loves you today why not love you tomorrow when you tell them that your gay. I understand that religion can play a big part in that but at the same time that is your child and your child is apart of you.  Being gay isn't what everyone perceives it to be as this negative image.  If people can stop bordering others lives and be open to new and different ideas then people wouldn't have to cry themselves to sleep every night thinking "why me why do i have to be gay as if it is a punishment.