Would you cut off a family member who is anti LGBT rights, gay marriage rights and abortion rights and why?

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Yes.

No.

Other.

[letuswaltzforthedead]

Not really. Most of the people I know are pretty stereotypically conservative and hold those views anyways. If they're against gay marriage and rights for those people, I would probably want to discuss it with them to understand that view better though. Cutting them off seems pretty extreme.

[Chazmatazz269]

No. First of all, those issues are bigger and more nuanced than this question reflects. I wouldn’t associate with someone who wouldn’t at least attempt to justify their positions beyond such overly simplistic terms. That’s the most important thing. Beyond that, i doubt that anyone could have a single opinion that i would find sufficiently offensive as to disregard them entirely and indefinitely. Only closed-minded fools would do such a thing.

[BCA6010]

The only family members I've cut ties with are the advocates of violent terrorism, namely two cousins that are both leftist extremists. I generally don't care what someone's views are in relation to affiliation and have friends all across political ideologies but the situation changes quite a bit when discourse becomes actual threats or even active participation in violence or other illegal activity.

[DermalPunch]

Well since everyone in my family shares this viewpoint, there would be no cutting off of anyone.

If they were pro any of this I wouldn't cut them off but the boundaries of our relationship may evolve.

[RolandCuthbert]

Of course not. What kind of nonsense is does that make?

My best friend's nephew is like a son to me. He came out several years ago. Why am I going to stop hanging out with him simply because he is gay?

[IceCreamSandwich]

I would disagree with them and try over time to see why we disagree, but I wouldn't cut them off entirely unless they were causing problems for me by just interacting.

[Avicenna]

I think it's dumb to break ties with family members over their political views. They're still family. You just need to agree not to discuss politics around each other.

[MikeInHawaii]

I guess not. I think my maternal grandfather was the inspiration for the character, Archie Bunker. (He did have somewhat of an epiphany when he had a massive heart attack and two black firemen revived him, though.)

[Catacious]

Lol, no. They can have whatever opinions they want. You shouldn't limit your family and friends to people who think like you.

[AviatorTom]

Family is family, and it's always important to support them, no matter what they do. That doesn't mean agree with everything though.

[Anonymous]

For being homophobic, absolutely and I have. I don't consider being homophobic an opinion, hating someone for something that they can't control is pretty lame. As for being against abortion? If they behaved the way some of the people on this site behave, the people who wish death on women for getting abortions; then yes.

[Anonymous]

No we are Christian. We didn't even cut off my 15 year old sister when she turned gay, no we packed her up to Christian camp for conversion therapy. Now she's happily married with kids to one of the councilors she met there so it all works out.

[MikeInHawaii]

I have my doubts about conversion therapy. I like women. I don’t think any amount of therapy could ever change the fact I like women. If some of my ex-girlfriends haven’t turned me gay, it can’t be done.

[Anonymous]

I'm anti LGBT and I can go either way on abortion.


I know my. mom doesn't like abortions.

So no.

[Juan4574]

I would exclude any abortionist or LGBT from my family.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Why? Even a close family member like mom, dad, sister and brother?

[LimitedBenefits101]

I encourage them specially lgbtq aka the mental illness community

abortion its whatever Im strong pro life and my sister is pro choice but we still get along

[Anonymous]

Homophobic people are mentally ill. If you have that much hate for another human, you need therapy.

[DermalPunch]

Homophobic people are mentally ill? Which float are we getting on with our ass cheeks hanging out and people in the crowd performing fellatio on each other walking around in broad daylight in bondage gear in front of children are we on? 🤔😐

[Cubus]

@DermalPunch Homophobic people don;t go around the cities violating landmarks

[Cubus]

Sorry,. not to you. To anonymous.

[BillyBalls]

@DermalPunch Trans people are mentally ill!!!

Lesbians tend to be the most hateful, angry people around.

[DermalPunch]

@BillyBalls i was just talking about how miserable and annoying leabians are with my friend the other day.

[DermalPunch]

@Cubus no worries

[Chazmatazz269]

I know lots of lesbians now, and they’re all decent enough. I think the media tends to glorify the fringe of any given group. The weirdos and psychos make for better “news”!

[DermalPunch]

@Chazmatazz269 my opinion comes frim going to a feminist school with lesbian principals, teachers and a signficant amount of the student population. Having lesbian neighbours and just living in a city where people are really open about being gay. I am a Msulim woman who wears the full jijab so I have had a lot of antagonism and agression from the as well. Can't stand lesbians.

I remember to the oneeshian neighbour was really annoying and partied a lot. On my street there was a gay, cross dresser who I suspect was also moonlighting as a sex worker lived on the street also. They had the nerve to be calling him a fag. I was like what.

[DermalPunch]

*one lesbian neighbor

[HighValue]

No because that is me.

[007kingifrit]

i'm against those things usually too

[WhiteBoyChill]

No. I’d actually encourage them

[Cubus]

No, why would I?

[RobEurope]

No I wouldn't.