Acceptance Not Tolerance

Canada has taken steps to redefine  the laws of marriage 
 Same  unions  are now  possible throughout the nation. 
 Yet popular anti [bad word] sentiment exists on our streets to this day 
 One third of lesbians and [bad word] are victims of violent aggression. 

 why are you threatened 
 by one’s choice of lover? 
 You say it is morally inferior 
 for the same  to love another. 

 Your hatred affirms your values 
 Taught by faith-based institutions. 
 Your hatred is the result 
 Of myths and illusions. 

 Many have eyes but cannot see 
 Bigotry is a product of our society. 
 Prejudiced value systems   
 Imposed by  religious orthodoxy. 

 The right wing openly denounce [bad word] 
 Creating a culture of distrust and fear. 
 State parties sanctioning xenophobia 
 Promoting their supremacist utopia. 

 [bad word] and lesbians are a ‘threat to innocent children’ 
 [bad word] and lesbians are ‘rampant with disease’ 
 [bad word] and lesbians are ‘corrupting society’ 
 [bad word] and lesbians are ‘the same as murderers and 
 thieves’ 

 The Bush administration 
 Spearheading a campaign of hate 
 Derailing progressive ideas 
 Promoting a tyrannical state. 

 Issuing regulations 
 Furthering discrimination 
 Constitutional amendments 
 Making [bad word] illegal throughout the nation. 

 Benefits stripped from workers 
 Involved in  same  unions 
 Anti [bad word] propaganda in the schools 
 More deranged conclusions 

 Who gave these [bad word] power? 
 Why do they control our lives? 
 What gives them the right to judge? 
 How long do we tolerate their lies? 

 Decent human beings must put a stop to this misery. 
 Equality and respect is crucial to our vision of a 
 future society. 

 No tolerance for the bigotry of homophobes. 
 No tolerance for the violence they uphold. 

 No peace for those who will perpetuate cycles of hate 
 Its time to take a stand against the offenses they 
 create. 

 Freedom to love. 
 Freedom to live. 

 Irrational suspicion or hatred is the threat to innocent children. 
 Extreme hostility via ignorance is the rampant disease. 
 Discrimination based on ual orientation or identity is morally corrupt. 
 Those who promote homophobia are the murderers and thieves.