i'll always have more questions than answers.

first, i am listening to the soundtrack from the recent movie "P.S. I Love You" which jared and i liked very much. i'd recommend it highly, especially if you have an inkling toward ireland, romance, and/or becoming a part of the film you are watching. we thoroughly enjoyed it. also, the soundtrack is worth the $9.99 on itunes.

now.
today i had one class - communication and women's health. however, we learn about health issues that affect men as well as women, and today we discussed AIDS. the article we read was by communication researcher Elizabeth Dow who was analyzing another article called "1,112" by Kramer, a gay-rights activist in the 1980s. in order to understand gay liberation, our professor told us about an event called Stonewall which occurred in 1969. for more information on the event itself, visit the following website. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/sw25/case1.html
as soon as she began talking about this event which, evidently, opened the doors for a magnificent push toward gay liberation in the united states, i was taken aback. why had i not heard of this event before? is it because i was home schooled? was i just sheltered from historical events not in line with conservative politics? i decided against this as jared, who attended public school, had no idea what i was talking about when i told him of the event. is it because we live in texas? do we simply avoid discussing the "liberation" of groups we disagree with?
now, hear this. biblically, i am not in favor of a gay lifestyle. i am not promoting the gay movement. i disagree with the lifestyle, but i love the people as i would any one else.
historical movements such as this should be discussed. why do we try to act as though gays are just now coming out? no! they've just finally been allowed to! am i necessarily in favor of this? not the issue. the issue is that we are learning "american history" from an extremely biased perspective. can bias be avoided? probably not. can truth be told? yes.
let's tell it.