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Hating Queerness Without Hating The Queer Emma Green Summary

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“Hating Queerness Without Hating the Queer”, written by Emma Green, explores the relationship between progress in the LGBT movement and changes in the philosophy of evangelical leaders. The article discusses recent wins for the LGBT community, such as the legalization of gay marriage, and how new policies impact notably conservative groups. A major theme of the article is how an act like legalizing gay marriage does not immediately make it “okay” or “permissible” in the eyes of everybody—it is likely, and realistically expected, that there will be opposition. Representing a group of conservative Christians, and a self-labeled evangelical leader, Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offers a unique perspective …show more content…

Through reading the article, I was able to gain a second perspective and understand where another group is coming from when forming its thoughts and beliefs. In relating this article back to UConn and college life, it made me think about how UConn is a fairly LGBT-friendly community, although I am sure that issues and negativity do exist. Being able to understand where those who disprove of LGBT lifestyles are coming from and becoming aware of how changes in LGBT rights are major changes for them too— changes that take time to get used to and accept—helped me to recognize that those who disapprove are not necessarily all stubborn and headstrong – they too are experiencing large alterations to their long-accepted belief system. As an RA who is expected to promote social justice and ensure the inclusion of all groups, I have found that this article is helpful in being able to place meaning to two sides of an issue. Although the article has not changed my personal views, it has enabled me to understand another side of the issue, which I believe can help me if an incident does arise; rather than labeling one side as right and one as wrong, I feel I have tools to explore the situation more and take a less-biased view of the

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