Last weekend at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Christian conservatives were caught on tape planning a war not only on gays and lesbians, but a war on the word "gay" itself.
The occasion was the Awakening Conference. There social conservatives, convinced there is some sort of nefarious "homosexual agenda," planned a counter attack against what they perceive to be a dangerous liberal conspiracy to promote the gay lifestyle.
The conference took a turn for the surreal when panelists speaking at the conference suggested they stop using the word "gay" all together.
Leading a panel discussion at the national conference, Ryan Sorba, chairman of the Young Conservatives of California, made the following remarks:
"'Gay' is a left-wing socio-political construct designed to create grounds for fundamental rights [based on] whimsical capricious desires. Gay identity does not exist."
''Stop using the word 'gay.' Because, if we give them this term that is grounded in an identity we're giving - we're conceding that to the premise that it is an identity and the rest of the debate we're on their ground -- we're on their terms. He who defines the terms controls the debate, and by extension, public opinion. What we need to do is state that this is same-sex attraction, or maybe the engage in same-sex intercourse, or sodomy -- whatever word you're comfortable using.''
"Same-sex attraction"
"Same-sex intercourse"
"Sodomy"
"Unnatural vice"
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