Blogging and Gay Rights Controversies

I have officially begun a blog. There are multiple reasons for my doing so.

1) I want to share opinions because it's something i enjoy. I love to hear how others feel and i love facts to be presented to me from many sources.

2) I feel like everyone has one and i want to see what I'm missing.

3) A reason I'm starting this blog is because Ginny Maziarka has one and this is a way I'm going to combat her blog. I want to express my opposing view points for the world to see instead of in rants that few hear.

After reading portions of this controversial blog i wanted to get in on this also. I have been at Ginny Maziarkas meeting about the West Bend library, protests against changes being made to the library, and the library meetings as well. I spoke at many of these events. This issue seems as if it should be closed but apparently is not. Also the harassment policies and other controversies trouble me deeply.

I am for equality and gay rights. I think that if you are black, white, Asian, Hispanic, Gay, Straight, Bisexual, Transgender, short, tall, fat, skinny, Buddhist, Muslim, Jew, Christian etc. you should have the same rights as anyone else. I thought that this was agreed upon by all but sadly i have learned that it is not. If a black teenager was being harassed in school because he or she is black then there would be outrage. If a christian teenager was being harassed in school because he or she was christian then there would be outrage. Where is the outrage? LGBT students are being harassed. This needs to be addressed. There happens to be a group that supports them and their rights. How is that a bad thing? What is there about that that is negative? Women worked for their rights, African Americans worked for their rights and now it's time for the people of alternative sexual orientations to have their rights. And they and their allies are fighting. I feel that they should be supported by their communities.

Harassment policies should be all encompassing. That is all there is to it. Hatred should never be tolerated in schools. Never. There is no question. If a certain group being harassed and needs help they should receive it.

The argument always comes up that "our tax dollars are paying for this?"
Yes. Tax dollars go to all. The public and just because you do not personally have a need for something does not mean the public does not have a need for it. I give an example: I pay taxes, my family pays taxes. I do not need to go to an LGBT support group I do not need a football team at my high school. I do not need the library to carry books on knitting. I do not need the library to carry children's books. But someone needs those things. The public needs those things. I pay taxes towards them but i get OTHER things from my tax dollars. I get a debate team, i get usable roads, i get Kurt Vonnegut novels. I am sick of hearing this argument.
I am sure i will have more to say in the future. please comment.