Totalitarianism on LGBTQ+ issue

Proverbs 11:2: “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

A quick definition: Pride: a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements.

I get feeling good about something you have accomplished. But it is not to be dwelled on or puffed up about.

So why has the LGBTQ+ community chosen “pride” as their slogan? How is being LGBTQ+ an accomplishment?

If a person believes they are LGBTQ+, then fine. That is a personal thing. If they want to gather together with like-minded people and form a community where they can support each other, good for them.

We all have the right to form communities with like-minded people. NonLGBTQ+ people can choose to be a part of communities where they can also gather with like-minded peoples.

Neither community should be persecuted. Neither community must accept the belief systems of the other communities. Neither community should have to endure being shouted down and called names.

Each community should be free to raise their children as they see fit. The government should not dictate, force, indoctrinate, enable or propagandize the children of either community. That crosses the line of what the government should be doing in a free society.

When the government crosses that line, they head down the path of the Hitler Youth, Red Guards and the Komsomol.

I am afraid the government of the US/California has crossed that line into totalitarianism regarding the LGBTQ+ agenda.

Lemuel Galvao

Palmdale