Comments on: Why don’t gays care about prison rape? http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/07/03/why-dont-gays-care-about-prison-rape/ A website for LGBT folks who support marriage as the union of husband and wife—and getting the gay leadership to return to more pressing LGBT issues for our community. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:49:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David Benkof http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/07/03/why-dont-gays-care-about-prison-rape/#comment-1247 David Benkof Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:14:50 +0000 http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/?p=82#comment-1247 Patrick- There are many, many more videos about domination. I just included ones that focus on prison rape. Your suggestion that I get conservative straight guys to stop making jokes about prison rape first really misses the point. I'm not a conservative straight guy. I'm talking to my own community - a community that is disproportionately affected by prison rape. Yet more gay men make jokes about prison rape and masturbate to videos that eroticize prison rape than take political action to stop it. They're too busy messing with marriage. It's pathetic. Fannie- A quick google of the subject will show you that the last prison-rape bill was supported by a coalition of organizations, of which CWA was a major example. I believe there were no "legislative alerts" on the bill by any LGBT organization, and certainly none is listed as a major backer of the law. Our major organizations have been completely AWOL on fighting prison rape. Patrick-

There are many, many more videos about domination. I just included ones that focus on prison rape. Your suggestion that I get conservative straight guys to stop making jokes about prison rape first really misses the point. I’m not a conservative straight guy. I’m talking to my own community – a community that is disproportionately affected by prison rape. Yet more gay men make jokes about prison rape and masturbate to videos that eroticize prison rape than take political action to stop it. They’re too busy messing with marriage. It’s pathetic.

Fannie- A quick google of the subject will show you that the last prison-rape bill was supported by a coalition of organizations, of which CWA was a major example. I believe there were no “legislative alerts” on the bill by any LGBT organization, and certainly none is listed as a major backer of the law.

Our major organizations have been completely AWOL on fighting prison rape.

]]> By: Fannie http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/07/03/why-dont-gays-care-about-prison-rape/#comment-1208 Fannie Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:34:58 +0000 http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/?p=82#comment-1208 I notice that the link to Concerned Women for America that allegedly supports the claim that Conservative Christian organizations work "so much harder to fight prison rape than LGBT groups" is just a link to a CWA "legislative alert" regarding the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2003. Is that the extent of CWA's work in this area? If so, I can't say I'm impressed. I notice that the link to Concerned Women for America that allegedly supports the claim that Conservative Christian organizations work “so much harder to fight prison rape than LGBT groups” is just a link to a CWA “legislative alert” regarding the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2003.

Is that the extent of CWA’s work in this area?

If so, I can’t say I’m impressed.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/2008/07/03/why-dont-gays-care-about-prison-rape/#comment-1141 Patrick Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:52:26 +0000 http://www.gaysdefendmarriage.com/?p=82#comment-1141 What gay men are attracted to in those videos if the idea of domination in sex - NOT the idea that someone's consent to have sex is being violated (afterall we do know they are acting). It might surprise you to know that 'rape fantasies' are very common both among women and men (straight and gay). Again the idea here is being dominated - which many find to be a powerfully erotic. But it seems you have no limits to how far you are willing to stretch things to *prove* the glbt community is immoral. Here is any idea - when you get all the straight guys and conservative guys to stop making jokes about prison rape - when you get them to start treating rape (all forms) seriously - then by all means start to critique the glbt community. What gay men are attracted to in those videos if the idea of domination in sex – NOT the idea that someone’s consent to have sex is being violated (afterall we do know they are acting).
It might surprise you to know that ‘rape fantasies’ are very common both among women and men (straight and gay). Again the idea here is being dominated – which many find to be a powerfully erotic.

But it seems you have no limits to how far you are willing to stretch things to *prove* the glbt community is immoral. Here is any idea – when you get all the straight guys and conservative guys to stop making jokes about prison rape – when you get them to start treating rape (all forms) seriously – then by all means start to critique the glbt community.

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