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Was it wrong to lead viewers to believe that the homosexual heroes were heterosexual?

Posted on 11/01/2001 4:34:14 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs

News Watch UPDATE

*** The Buzz ***

Many mainstream news media have failed to report that some of the more prominent heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks were gay. The omissions lead readers to believe that these people were heterosexual.

How relevant is it for journalists to mention someone's sexual orientation in not only this story, but all stories? How does it affect the context of the story by reporting someone's sexual orientation?

Join in the discussion and read what reporters and editors who wrote about these gay heroes are saying on The Buzz. News Watch Gay Buzz


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To: FUSSBALL
Squall - n. A loud, harsh cry.
41 posted on 11/01/2001 5:02:24 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
I have ready a great many news articles in USA Today, Dallas morning paper, and the Internet. I have not read any factual stories of any homosexual heroes. Who are they?
42 posted on 11/01/2001 5:02:35 PM PST by not-an-ostrich
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Were any of the 911 heroes freepers? Does it matter? Does anyone care?
43 posted on 11/01/2001 5:02:51 PM PST by athiestwithagun
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To: IceCreamSocialist
Been to any ice cream socials lately?
44 posted on 11/01/2001 5:03:48 PM PST by JMJ333
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To: Senator Pardek
Not to me. I can't see what possible difference it would make -- in this or anything else for that matter. (And, btw, who was even THINKING of that during those dreadful days?)
45 posted on 11/01/2001 5:04:09 PM PST by Howlin
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To: IceCreamSocialist; Cyber Liberty; Great Dane; SeaDragon; maxwell; hobbes1; Argh
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46 posted on 11/01/2001 5:04:40 PM PST by NeoCaveman
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To: 11th Earl of Mar
They should NOT be given military burials! They are not military. They did it and it was brave and a glorious moment and they should get the highest honors Civilians can get. But Military honors should be preserved for the military.
47 posted on 11/01/2001 5:05:18 PM PST by FUSSBALL
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To: anniegetyourgun
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Those rules laid out in Leviticus were geared not only as part of the overall assertion that Man cannot become righteous through works but they were also placed there for health reasons.

The homosexual lifestyle....a lifestyle that is defined solely by ones actions is not only sin, it is not healthy either.

48 posted on 11/01/2001 5:06:53 PM PST by VaBthang4
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To: VA Advogado
The only ones that want to make the heros' sexuality an issue are those that want those people remembered not for their courage but their flaws.

The ones that want this to be an issue are the press and the haters. And the press. I cannot believe in these days and these times people are even paying one bit of attention to this.

49 posted on 11/01/2001 5:07:38 PM PST by Howlin
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
How in God's name can Victims be considered heros?
50 posted on 11/01/2001 5:08:32 PM PST by Pete53
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To: athiestwithagun
That would be BCM aka Batallion Chief Moran- you my have seen his surviving brother at the Conecrt for New York tell OBL "You can kiss my Royal Irish Ass!" and Hitlery Clinton "This is my face- Bitch!"
51 posted on 11/01/2001 5:09:20 PM PST by M_Man
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To: athiestwithagun
Since you asked, yes, BCM was lost at the WTC. And Barbara Olson was also a Freeper.
52 posted on 11/01/2001 5:09:55 PM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin
The ones that want their sex pref to be an issue are gays. they want a hero they can claim as their own and flaunt it. Just like blacks do with Jordan and Christians do with Kurt Warner.
53 posted on 11/01/2001 5:09:58 PM PST by FUSSBALL
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To: Abn1508
He was part of an all-gay rugby team.

Oh......why on earth did they have to choose rugby as a sport.....now I will never be able to watch a scrum again without wincing....

Seriously, how many rubgy teams out there would want to play against an "all-gay" rugby team? I'll bet their team schedule was rather sparse.

54 posted on 11/01/2001 5:10:39 PM PST by Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs; anniegetyourgun
If NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Time or NYTimes or Wash Post HAD known any particular individual was homo I guarantee that they would have heralded it. We would all have known it if the mainstream media had known it.
55 posted on 11/01/2001 5:10:58 PM PST by gg188
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To: Russell Scott
"When homosexuals "turn from there wicked ways", they will be real heros in the eyes of the only person who matters, Jesus Christ."

Any gays or lesbians for that matter, who died at the WTC should be mourned and honored just as any straight person who died. No more. No less.

56 posted on 11/01/2001 5:12:10 PM PST by Theresa
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To: FormerLib
You forgot to mention Barf Alert.

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57 posted on 11/01/2001 5:12:18 PM PST by janeliberty
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To: FUSSBALL
No, the ones that want the sexual preference known are the media and the people who aren't sure about their OWN sexuality, IMO. The very same people who are hung up on sex, period.
58 posted on 11/01/2001 5:13:24 PM PST by Howlin
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To: FUSSBALL
BTW, I am a Christian and I don't get a rat's butt about Kurt Warner.
59 posted on 11/01/2001 5:15:09 PM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin
yes but if you go into any christian book store ....well you see his picture allot. books too ...he is flaunted
60 posted on 11/01/2001 5:17:01 PM PST by FUSSBALL
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