▲ 371 ▼ Massachusetts couple denied foster care application over LGBTQ views, complaint says (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments Michael and Catherine Burke allege that the state’s Department of Children and Families discriminated against them for their Catholic viewpoints.
[+] Melpomene@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 3 years ago Could also just change whenever you wanted, if that were the case. But no, I deliberately endured nearly a decade of pain because I 'chose' to be bi, in their words, lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Not to discount your opposition to their point, which should be opposed, but you do know that sexuality is pretty fluid for a vast number of people along the Kinsey scale, right? For a lot of people, they ARE heterosexual because they are indoctrinated that way from an early age. Not everyone capable of being sexually fluid identifies that way. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 3 years ago Could also just change whenever you wanted, if that were the case. But no, I deliberately endured nearly a decade of pain because I 'chose' to be bi, in their words, lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Not to discount your opposition to their point, which should be opposed, but you do know that sexuality is pretty fluid for a vast number of people along the Kinsey scale, right? For a lot of people, they ARE heterosexual because they are indoctrinated that way from an early age. Not everyone capable of being sexually fluid identifies that way. permalink fedilink source parent