GAY=SIN: A Commentary About Hate versus Acceptance

// added May 16, 2009 // 30 comments //
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“Gay=Sin” is a short film by the young documentary filmmaker Matthew Brown. The film is not meant to be a political polemic, but rather a commentary about hatred versus acceptance. It’s about love and attempting to make an effort to put out the wildfire of discrimination. The film conveys a beautiful message, which is expressed in a powerful way. It presents an audio montage of anti-gay hatred that is contrasted poignantly against the tapestry of joyful, loving images of the people and places in the film. It combines an artistry of sound and ideas, as well as of images. “Gay=Sin” is an example of the “essay” genre of documentary filmmaking, a genre that can be a very effective vehicle for making social and philosophical statements.

This piece includes a number of color photographs, as well as the emotionally moving short film, “Gay=Sin.”
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30 comments // GAY=SIN: A Commentary About Hate versus Acceptance

  • desertcat
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      desertcat  
    • If love is suppose to be the greatest gift we can give, then why is it a sin because some do not do it in the conventional way? Its a just a sexual preference and should be left at that. If we want to talk about sin than those Christians who are condemning it should look into their own bedrooms and see what sin they are committing. Oral sex, anal sex, warm up sex they serve no purpose but pleasure, according to the bible sex was was creating another living being not for please except this did not apply to David or Solomon. So for you closet Chrisitian masterbators remember no seed should be spilled. Stop condemning what you yourself is probably dreaming of.

    • 10 months ago
  • estee_arie
  • cindydupree
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      cindydupree  
    • you are only reping what you sow and its your life ,you will stand in judgment on how you live your life.. no one else will have to stand in that for you just you..so when God turns you away for turning your back on him ...then you all welcome for satan to have your soul...so its life live it great while you can

    • 10 months ago
  • donkeyfly69
  • morirjedi
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      morirjedi  
    • Look we need to stop with all the anti-gay ideas already. We need to fight the real foe. Vegans! If men can love other men and women can love other women. Why is it wrong to love pork, beef, chicken, lamb, goat.....

    • 10 months ago
  • rbmcgrath
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  • donkeyfly69
  • sue4e3
  • donkeyfly69
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      donkeyfly69  
    • donkeyfly69:

      the only difference is that now they are more comfortable with themselves. what's wrong with people not hating themselves or fearing others will hate them? i really don't understand where you're going with this

    • 10 months ago
  • cindydupree
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      cindydupree  
    • it seems that the only people doing the hating are the gays ...you have more hate in you than any christians will ...we do not hate the person only the act.,we only try to teach the WORD of God to each of you,its your choice to listen or not ..you are the one that will stand in judgement for what you do not us.....

    • 10 months ago
  • brittsebastian
  • unclecharlie
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      unclecharlie  
    • True, so many "christians" (of the fundy variety) will hit homosexuals over the head with their favorite verses that condemn homosexuality. Many are to be found, less conspicously, in the New testament as well. However, as all fundys fail to see, these verses condemn the BEHAVIOR, and not the one who practices the behavior!! Most like to condemn the homosexual, along with his behavior- it is these folks that make a mockery of christ and His message.

    • 10 months ago
  • uroborus8
  • bombastinator
  • Denica_Cassandra
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      Denica_Cassandra  
    • "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." ~ Proverbs 10:12 (the Bible) lol

      like i said in another post i'm not Christian, but it seems like they're reading the book upside-down or something.

    • 10 months ago
  • sue4e3
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      sue4e3  
    • see that is the thing . what I siad earlier wasn't meant to be inflamatory ,although i do believe that sex was meant for two people who love eachother not for fun or experimentation.I believe that it is becoming a trend for some teenagers to call themselves bisexual and I don't know that they are.when your hetrosexual you have no base line to talk to these kids without being called bias.Any one will tell you that your sexual orientation is important to your mental well being .a sexual free for all is not the best idea.It seems to me that bisexuality is on the rise among young girls who are less accepted by thier peers .I am not saying i am right I actually would like some input

    • 10 months ago
  • donkeyfly69
  • micah4m
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      micah4m  
    • I came to terms with my sexual orientation more than 40 years ago, at which point I started living my life openly as a non-heterosexual man. There were a lot of haters around then. There are still a lot of haters, but I'm glad to see the winds shifting. Willful ignorance and fear based ideologies lead only to unhappiness.

    • 10 months ago
  • Curiousdave
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      Curiousdave  
    • I don't think people choose to be gay, I mean someone could I they wanted, but someone is born gay and doesn't choose something that is life altering

    • 10 months ago
  • cztheday
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      cztheday  
    • I don't know if my observations in this regard are typical, but I have always been struck by the fact that small children are wonderfully accepting of other children and adults, regardless of their differences (with the possible exception of those who are really scary-looking, like clowns or Richard Nixon...). They have to be TOLD by their parents or others (usually adults at first but then increasingly by their peers) that certain other racial groups are "bad" or that liking someone of their own gender in a certain way is "bad."

    • 10 months ago
  • brittsebastian
  • artemis6
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      artemis6  
    • I recall as a child , people trying to fit me into a mold . I never did fit . Why do people need to do that to each other ? It seems to me , that discrimination of all kinds stems from this impulse . How can we reach our highest potential if we are living a lie ? We are more alike than different . This need to control each other is the problem . No one has the "Right "way to live , except for themselves . Look to your own conscience and I will mine . If you don't have one , get help .

    • 10 months ago
  • Fading_Chaos
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      Fading_Chaos  
    • Tolerance,is just another way of saying I will deal with you but I still think your beliefs or ideals or incorrect. My response to this would be if there was a choice here that someone who happens to be gay can make, why choose something that is, for the most part, socially unacceptable, a choice of ridicule,, a choice that could potentially be the basis of hate crimes?? Now why would anyone choose to make this decision with all of the potential harm that can be attributed to it? My answer to this is, it could be Life's way of population control without nature creating disease or some other mechanism or instant correction such as asteroid impact, or super volcanic eruption??

    • 10 months ago
  • brittsebastian
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      brittsebastian  
    • Fading_Chaos:

      People make choices under ridicule and hate all of the time.

      We seceded from England under ridicule and hate. Abraham Lincoln was ridiculed and hated for starting the civil war, even though it kept our country together.

      My question is, why do you believe people would not make decisions when it brings upon suffering?

      When people have strong convictions to make a choice, it does not matter what the consequences they will receive from people who believe that choice is incorrect.

    • 10 months ago
  • sue4e3
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      sue4e3  
    • just a thought .thier is a lot of people who believe that same sex relationship is not apropriate. have no urge to hate or discriminate , and they are dicriminated agianst .how can you allow one belief and not the other.here's an example .I do not have a problem with some one who is gay but if the gay community wants to really move with the times they should realize that it is becoming a trend among young teenagers to say they are bisexual with little more thought than an i'll show you mine if you show me yours game.Now they are so pumped with I can choose that they are making life changing choices with very little thought to who they really are.That is never smart.I know alot of parents who are getting alot of slack for wanting thier children to think themselves through(and would accept thier children no matter what) .It's not a crazy request.I believe it is separate from the gay rights issue but because so many want to make a point ,these kids are getting bowled over .I would like to ask a gay person without all the gay not gay crap .what they really think about these children .I personaly believe that a child who has trouble getting a boy friend or girl friend would go with whoever accepted them(more so if they are really picked on) anybody else with a thought

    • 10 months ago
  • unimatrix0
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      unimatrix0  
    • sue4e3:

      Bisexuality is a good thing. We are all bisexual, some of us are just in denial.

      You should encourage all young adults to feel free to experiment with their sexuality as long as they are safe and use protection.

    • 10 months ago
  • unclecharlie
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      unclecharlie  
    • sue4e3:

      unimatrix, is as usual, advocating for a completely amoral, values free view of sexuality, which goes against the Natural Law, which is par for the course as a devout atheist. I wasn't Mr. Casanova when it came to getting a girlfriend, but would never have considered switching sides and getting a "boyfriend." I find the idea perverse, and would never advocate my children adopt an atheistic, amoral sexuality that fails to render any acknowledgement to God. Unimatrix need to read JPII's "Theology of the Body". With all the beautiful women, why would I have the slightest interest in anyone else? Unimatrix would like to believe "we are all bisexual." I say, just because you are, don't assume everyone else is! If I was to say as a Christian, "Everyone is a Christian, some are just afraid to admit it" that would sound completely ludicrous. We are all different, so we shouldn't paint everyone with the same brush.

    • 10 months ago
  • brittsebastian
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      brittsebastian  
    • sue4e3:

      Atheists are not devoid of morals by nature. Morality has existed outside of religion since the dawn of mankind. Organized religion made an attempt to take credit for inventing and instilling morality, but people who do not buy into scripture can still be morally sound individuals.

    • 10 months ago
  • donkeyfly69
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      donkeyfly69  
    • sue4e3:

      no one is choosing a "trend" in high school...

      we live in a time where it's more accepted to be gay. if more people are comfortable it's obvious they'll come out or accept themselves at a younger age instead of hiding it

    • 10 months ago
  • hellosunshine95
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      hellosunshine95  
    • ahh. now something i would see. people just need to get the fact that we're not living in the effing past, and get the fact tht people can 'CHOOSE' want they want, and what to believe in. message to everyone out there "STOP HATING". thank you.

    • 10 months ago
  • BluePride
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      BluePride  
    • hellosunshine95:

      Gay is no more a choice than being left-handed. The issue is that you are what you are. And when others become aware, what's their reaction? We see ungodly acts committed by those of (perported) faith.

      Defense of Marriage law, Don't Ask, Don't Tell regulations and republican targeting don't do anything but codify discrimination. To a person, it's religious-based. I do believe women are more open to 'trying' bi sex, but no guy I know 'trys' it. They're either on the team or they're not. They didn't take one step forward or raise their hand to join. At some point they jus' looked around realized they really liked the team colors and the way the jerseys fit. And, hey, that guy over there's REALLY cute in his... That's how it happens.

      The only choice is how gays are treated by others.

    • 10 months ago

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