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Originally Posted by Aura_
The thing that I believe that everyone is currently overlooking right now is how this topic irrelevant to the nature of FIRST. I am strongly against the ideas and beliefs of the LGBT+ society, but I do not think it is right to force my own opinions down someone else's throat. I do not see why it matters if a gay man writes an interesting blog post versus a straight one. It is not think that interacting with robots is a blatantly straight activity. I believe this post is just to present an uproar in the FIRST community to unite over some pointless propaganda for a new blog.
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First off, you say that we are overlooking how this is relevant to FIRST. This is FIRST, not college football. It is about making your impact on society and culture, hence the term "more than robots" and the significance of the Chairman's award. Also, even if you are against LGBT, it is probably because you have an image in your head of a bunch of men with weird voices marching down the street with pride flags. I have to say, the public image of the LGBT community is very poorly depicted. For all you know, your best friend could be bisexual and wouldn't ever tell you because you are against the LGBT community. It truly is oppression when people are afraid to speak out about who they are because it's seen as "weird" or "freakish". The blog is necessary for students and mentors, and it isn't just about the LGBT perspective versus heterosexual perspective. The blog is about acceptance of LGBT people into a community that has overlooked then for so long. The blog doesn't plan to " force ideals onto "normal" people" or anything along those lines. It is simply there for the few people who are too afraid to try their best. It's to prove that gender and sexuality is meaningless in the grand scheme of things. You aren't required to visit this blog, so don't even try to complain.