Values in community, was sexuality | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Rob Sandelin (floriferousmsn.com) | |
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:46:22 -0800 (PST) |
We have a lesbian couple at Sharingwood. The community position as a whole, is that we support people and their lifestyle choices. However, within the community are a couple of people who might be called "closet" homophobes. They are careful not to say anything negative about the couple but they are also careful to keep their kids at distance, etc. The lesbian couple clearly does not feel offended or bothered by this, since there is much acceptance and friendship. But it still exists. So having a community statement that you are open to all lifestyles does not mean that all your members will endorse this personally. And this is not a bad thing, this diversity of thinking is challenging to the liberal community bias that exists. We all want to think everyone shares our values, each and every one. It is not usually the case, and it is kind of shock for people sometimes when they run into someone in their community who has a different value than we presume everyone has, or is supposed to have. Many people when their values do not match the majority simply keep that to themselves, eg, they go into the closet, the avoid values discussions, etc. It is not easy being the only person who does not hold a particular value in a group. Rob Sandelin Naturalist, Writer The Environmental Science School http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm ><((((º>`·..·`·..·`·...><((((º>...·`·..·`·...><((((º>.·`·..·`·...><((((º>.·` ·..·`·...><((((º>·.. ><((((º> ·`·..·`·...·..·`><((((º>.·`·..·`·...><((((º>.·`·..·`·...><((((º>..·`·..·`·.. .><((((º>·.. ·`·..·`·....·`·..·`·...><((((º> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.2/280 - Release Date: 3/13/2006
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- Values in community, was sexuality Rob Sandelin, March 14 2006
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Re: Re: "Sexuality" in Co-housing Sharon Villines, March 13 2006
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