Reply #76: Let's start a Railroad of a different kind [View All]

I don't think that there will be mass detentions of gays and lesbians, if not for any other reason, than because there's no pressing economic need for the forced labor or for the housing and assets of gay and lesbian people and families. That isn't the only reason - there are a host of them, but that's the most cynical and cold reason that comes to mind.

However, it isn't unreasonable to think that gays and lesbians will lose effective legal protection. With homophobia at a high level, it isn't necessary for the SA to come knocking heads. All that is required is to allow hate to take its course, and when gay and lesbian people bring up assault charges or worse against their attackers, judges and juries with minds infected by this hate will choose decisions sympathetic to the attacker all on their own. On a lesser scale, gays and lesbians may not find any recourse when fired, evicted, overcharged, and so forth. This form of oppression requires no invisible hand, no strings, no direction from above, but is still very dangerous.

I think it's probably getting close to time now for those of us in safe areas where people aren't buying this bull to start offering space in our homes, rides out, and help to gay and lesbian people who are living in unsafe areas. How about it?