by gaiagirl 25 Replies latest jw friends
You should tell them that they are spiritually weak, because their first thought should be of god's promise to not destroy the earth with a flood again when they see a rainbow. :p
Excellent answer! Is there an elder in the house, we have a weak one here!!!
Rainbows have become a gay symbol, who knew? Really sometimes I think I live under a rock. I bought a dog leash in rainbow colors because I thought it was pretty. I can't count how many times that leash has outted me.
BFD
It means escapism from this world to a more soothing make believe world like in cartoons and fairy tales.
or Richie Blackmore's band. . . . .
In the 1960's club scene in New York, Judy Garland was a celebrity who was very accepting of her gay fans. On the down-low during a period of frequent beatings by police, gay men would often ask other men, "Are you a friend of Dorthy's?" This was an underground code for "Are you homosexual?" that evolved from Judy Garland's role in the Wizard of Oz?
On June 22, 1969, when Judy Garland died, several gay and transgender people gathered in the Stonewall bar in New York City in their grief. The place was raided by the police who once again began beating the crap out of the "queers." This time they had enough and a riot broke out. The Stonewall riot became the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. Consequently, because of the famous song, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from Judy Garland's most memorable movie, the rainbow became a symbol for diversity, especially among the gay community. Eventually the words gay and queer were taken over by the GLBT community, as were the pink triangle symbol that they died wearing in Nazi Germany.
Tammy
"good answer, loonie!"
Thanks. :) If you wanted to continue to stick the screws to him you could give him a lecture about being judgemental with the parable about removing the rafter from one's own eye.
