Excellent project - it will be very effective.

Times are changing and things really are getting better but there is a long way to go.

Courage Campaign is a great organization.

I have to spread the word now.

Sounds like a great idea. Many people don't know any gay people (or they do know gay people but don't know it-- in the closet etc.)

I can't tell you how many minds I have changed people's minds by being (very) open and educating people Once they see you're a real human being (and kinda nice too) they often change their tunes rather quickly. (Not all, but... ) I know I've left my mark on MANY!!!!!

Look as a straight white male I think you are fighting a lost cause, you state I am gay accept me, yet you offer nothing, over the years I have offered different stories on some of the gays I have come across and the situations it put me and other in.
One of the First things is I would get these so called hate and Fear mongering christian in their church and talk to them their, with their make believe god and the Hate and Fear mongering congregation you should then present your case. How? you came from a loving supportive family oops until you said you were gay.Then how the HATRED spewed forth, when asked why you made this LIFE STYLE CHOICE, rock back on your feet and roll your Eyes, point out when this came upon you, now challenge these Idiots to even try to imagine another of the same sex as a life time partner, WARN them that some will become ill at even the thought, that said ask them if you got ill from the thought of it how can you claim that it is a CHOICE. Point out as has been done numerous times that the identification came at such and such age.

Ask this question by the raise of hands how many in this group are going to give up their Parents and Family, incur the Hatred of the their church and community and band them selves to be OUT CASTS in Society, honestly how many here can make this commitment, I doubt any hands will be raised. So their point about a LIFE Style choice goes out the door they walked in.

Their misconception of child molesters is mind blowing hit the internet down load the molesters and PROVE to them the LIE that they spread, to include mentioning the name of Congressional and Senatorial Leaders that have been forced out because of this abuse of Power for little Boys and Girls and they were ALL Heterosexual. Look mention the days of old are good for Bar room chatter but serve no purpose of clarifying misconceptions in today's Society. Leave it in the past it is a detractor.

The promiscuity of the Homosexual is no better or worse then the Heterosexual and you have the proof with the promiscuity of Past religious leaders and Political Leaders who should be NAMED at the discussions, and you should point out that other then the church and political denial or acceptance of the Individual it never affected their job performance, a lot of readjusting, but basically they were the same person.

The religion of the world claim Love and as proof that that Love is CONDITIONAL I stand before you now as Proof that Both the religion and the Love are False. This is because and justified as if I do not accept YOU and YOUR values, then I am a out cast. You claim your Deity is Omnipotent, yet if I am here as one of his creations and you reject me you also reject HIM or HER.

The old jokes of dropping the soap in the shower are hilarious, you the Straight can talk of Penis size , the women you bang cheating on your wife, asking your friend to cover for you so you can meet that special someone. Yet on that value is how you judge the LGBT community, on YOUR TWISTED values, you have never ever spoken with a gay person nor have you interacted with the Gay community, HOWEVER you have NO difficulty of imposing your twisted, Misinformed and demented concepts on one another, or on different groups, So as a Gay person standing before you and asking you for equal and Fair treatment what is so wrong with that. You, say there is a god I say there is NOT and YOU are the proof.

Here is the proof there is NO god, in the book of fairy tales, Cain slew Able, the deity asked Cain were was Able, the god placed a MARK upon CAIN, he DID NOT Kill his alleged creation he placed a MARK upon him. In today's World, the christian is Judge,Jury and Executioner, validated and confirmed by them and their congregation and endorsed by their Council of Pastors and other fancy titled leadership.

I could go on and on but this is YOUR battle and you must fight it.It is in the direct confrontation of the enemy that you will WIN.