Olympic Opening Ceremony controversy
For the last 20 years, regarding LGBTQ+ people and issues, I have followed this simple directive from the Lord: “Reach out and resist,” meaning, “Reach out to the people with compassion; resist the agenda with courage.” Or, put another way (which is now the title of a forthcoming book), we should have hearts of compassion and backbones of steel . In keeping with that spirit, I do not demonize those who identify as LGBTQ+, as if all of them were devious sexual predators who gloried in BDSM practices and delighted in displays of public perversity. Why, then, have gay pride events for decades been marked by these very perverse displays? And why were the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games, intended by the planners to draw attention to France’s LGBTQ+ community, marked by such perversity? Being Offensive in the Name of Inclusivity We can put aside for a moment the debate as to just how offensive the ceremonies were, in particular, the degree of intentionality behind t...