Love has no agenda

I am writing this as a response to last Wednesday’s letter to the editor “Don’t accept the gay agenda.” Since I am fortunate enough to have the amazing and loving family as well as a beautiful circle of friends on this Valentines Day. I won’t go so far as to write or preach hate, but rather love. I can’t help but believe “love” has no agenda. You don’t choose when or where it happens and most importantly who you love.

PFLAG stands for the Parents & Friends & Family of Gays and Lesbians. It is not just about a supposed “gay” agenda. I am certain that most of the youth involved with this organization don’t consider it a “party” to struggle with coming to terms with self identity. Mostly it’s an attempt to engage and connect with community and find acceptance.

The only part of the letter I can agree with is “bullying is never okay.” Your letter last week was a form of just that. I don’t think anyone is looking for special attention or protection but equal protection and rights. As far as suicide rates go, things are off the charts whether you are young, old, gay, straight, a veteran, or addicted.

Also, discriminating against someone for race, sex, creed, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin and there are more is completely wrong and is in our nation’s constitution for a reason. The letter last Wednesday was completely misinformed and lacking any real research. I would not believe everything on the internet. I encourage you to open your heart and mind.

Your charge seems to be your “ugly” interpretation and judgment! You make it out to be like war, like people are marching and you are needing to arm yourself with discontent. And the letter was not about happiness, compassion or the great blessings of love. Off my soapbox:

Love is patient, love is kind, love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way, it’s not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice in wrong doing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes in all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. – Saint Paul.

N. Scott

Hamilton