I will name the class bully as an example.
I as an outsider can stand up for the people who get picked on but the message will be clearest when the people who are getting picked on fight the bully themselves.
At least this is my believe, I support the fight for justice but I as an outsider should not take the lead.
As for gay people, I'm conflicted as I try to treat them as any other people but it usually results in them trying to hit on me which I do not appreciate, and I don't like how being gay is more about a lifestyle rather then being attracted to the same sex.
I could care less who you make love to and how you do it that is a private thing but being gay has become about a lot more and it often seems like a competition who can be the gayest.
I also think todays marriage is a Christian concept Catholic to be exact, and they dismiss the idea of homosexuality. To me that is like going to the kkk because they make delicious pie.
Why would you want to commit to a service invented by people who despise you?
To each their own I guess.
But therefore I'm quite indifferent, to the gay cause.
You need to reread the posts above yours again,
WhiteMonst3r. If you don't feel you should take the lead, you are just a follower. 'Followers' in general, don't go against the crowd, don't voice an opinion, and certainly don't lead. The unfortunate thing about 'followers' is that they stand by the wayside and allow bad things to happen, usually claiming they don't want to get involved.
I don't want to belittle your discomfort about being hit on, but if you're comfortable with your sexuality, you should just consider it a compliment. A simple "sorry, but I play for the other team" is all you have to say. If you're not comfortable with your sexuality and your '100%' straightness, I can understand how somebody hitting on you might make you uncomfortable. I have never -- not once -- met a gay man who didn't respect boundaries. I'm sure it happens but I bet it's very rare; I've lived a lot longer than you have and I can't buy into that as your rationale for being indifferent on this subject.
I'm also sorry to shatter your belief that being gay is "more about a lifestyle rather then being attracted to the same sex" or that being gay "often seems like a competition who can be the gayest". That might be true in your small corner of the world, but my experiences with gay people would not support that. You'll forgive me for saying this, but you sound as though you're just parroting tired, time-worn anti-gay sentiments when you make blanket generalizations like that. These are the same old tunes that are trotted out every time somebody feels their safe, comfortable world might change. Stupid stereotypes still exist in our country about African Americans, too.
It's unfortunate that you're "quite indifferent, to the gay cause." That is an attitude that I think prevails in a lot of western society. I'm optimistic, though. Before the Freedom Riders, many people were quite "indifferent" to the treatment of African Americans in the South and look how far we've come in our country. But we're not there yet... until EVERYONE has equal rights that are respected, NO ONE should be complacent.
You seem like a bright person, but you need to understand that indifference really is, in the
best case, ignorance disguised. I hope you'll break outside of your shell and find out what the world is really about. Travel some, make some friends that don't look like you, act like you, or think like you. You might find that as your world expands, your indifference shrinks.