From here on out I will be posting only on topics that relate to the site (JW issues or friendly posts that have nothing to do with recent events).
As a final thought on all the craziness I will say that I do not "tolerate" gays...I accept them as I would any other member of society. My best friend in high school was gay...he got me through a LOT of issues (JW and child abuse related) and I will him forever for that. He also helped me get on my feet when I left the organization and ended up homeless for a short time...found me a job and a place to live until I could fend for myself again.
Yes, there are some that display inappropriate behavior at times...the same can be said for any heterosexual troll that posts rubbish on forums just to tick people off. I've seen MANY instances of that (just recently on another forum there was a troll who sent everyone PMs with a heterosexual porn site photo link). Is it acceptable? Of course not. That doesn't mean I'm writing off the whole gay community, though, just as I'm not writing off all heterosexuals because I got some guy on girl porn in a PM.
I everyone...unless they are THEMSELVES a jerk. Then I just ignore.
April
Edited to add: To clarify...this is my personal stance, for any that cared to know it. I don't expect everyone to agree and am not bashing anyone if they don't. Just wanted to note where I stood because I've tried to stay out of the actual "defending individuals" chat on here (I'm new and don't really know anyone very well just yet) and didn't want that to be seen as me being anti-gay or anything. Peace! V