tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post318000643829678988..comments2023-06-04T08:20:57.435-04:00Comments on Port Reporter Unlimited: M. Cook: The Vatican, gay Americans, illusions of acceptance and NewburyportGillian Swarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-12608282715222298412010-04-28T21:53:07.887-04:002010-04-28T21:53:07.887-04:00I for one thank you for reminding all of us that s...I for one thank you for reminding all of us that silence in the face of homophobic words and actions is not acceptable. We all still need to be reminded -- unfortunately. <br /><br />There is a virulent undercurrent of this type of mentality that is in some cases explicitly displayed without apology--other times it is not so obvious. Either way--it often comes to the fore when a scapegoat becomes the easy way to avoid looking at what is really going on--such as in the pedophilia that has been going in the Catholic Church for so long. <br /><br />It is this silence that is still the pervasive response -- the tolerance -- to the bullying and worse that many kids have to endure in our schools because of sexuality issues. <br /><br />We should be ashamed. We need to do much better.<br /><br />HBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com