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Nothing wrong with a pink Valentine ...

DENVER ISAACS
ABOUT 30 gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people gathered at Windhoek's Zoo Park on Thursday to celebrate Namibia's first 'Same-sex Valentines Campaign'.




The event was an initiative of gay rights organisation The Rainbow Project (TRP), in an effort to show that Valentine's Day should not just be celebrated by the heterosexual community.

"The demo was organised by our volunteers, who felt there was a need for our love to be respected as well", project co-ordinator Ian Swartz told The Namibian.

Speaking about society's acceptance of same-sex partners, Swartz said he was of the opinion that things are now a lot better for them than in years past.

"People are much more open and out about it, and a lot more people are willing to come out and say they're gay than in the past.

For example, many medical funds are now accepting [same-sex partners] to be registered as dependents, but there is still a lot to be done.

We're not asking to be allowed to marry, but just for our rights to be recognised," he said.

While many people are still steadfast in their arguments that same-sex relationships are an abomination according to cultural and religious beliefs, he said informal surveys done by TRP have shown that the percentage of those against versus those who accepted them was "about fifty-fifty".

"There's a lot more acceptance than one would think, and even those who don't accept aren't really providing any strong arguments anymore," he said.

The demonstration, the organisation stated earlier, was all about "highlighting, creating awareness and visibility of the love of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people partnership in Namibia", a tough task still considering some of the remarks made yesterday by passers-by.

"They want what? To be recognised? This is just funny," one young man remarked as he stood studying some of the signs carried by demonstrators.

Some of the signs read, 'too cute to be straight', 'closets are for clothes', and 'I'm the pink sheep in my family'.

The theme of the event was 'Same-sex love is real love'.

Not quite my scene, but whatever rocks your boat. Some years ago - in another age! - I found gay people to be much more attuned and sensitive to nuances .... and the resultant productions showed it!

Live and Let Live!

Still don't understand the whole Gay issue, especially when the preference is not necessarily triggered by any history of abuse......have Gay friends myself....anyway, choice is choice, in a democratic society, everyone is entitled to live their lives as they wish, provided they respect the rights,etc. of their fellow countrymen.....

As a happily married man I am not in the least affected by people with openly gay orientations. Nobody ever forced me to accept this view, or adopt a measure of respect for gay persons. For this is what I believe to be true: We are all humans, and share one world. There is simply no need to hate and discriminate. Our Constitution protects minorities, including gay persons, so the law is pretty clear about this. This is where our former President, Sam Nujoma, was very wrong, intolerant and in breach of the letter and spirit of our Constitution. As others have stated: Live and let live. It is common decency to repect people, whatever secual orientation they choose.

I think most people are OK with whatever sexual thing other people are up to if it does not affect them. It's only some individuals like politicans who usually use it to whip up emotions and go on a power trip. Personally, I find men and women attractive. It depends on their personality, their attitudes and values and obviously physical attraction. I can understand an drespect if other people find other things in people attractive. After all it does nto affect me. Uncle Paul is right about this. Like everyone says: Live and let live

Mary, Mary NOT contrary!!!!!!!!!!! Well=spoken! You sum it up well - OK, Uncle Paul and you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and juikk!!!

Tuhafeni - well-raised!!!!!!!! Get the blood going, hey!!!!?