<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665762.post6526364412091658970..comments</id><updated>2008-08-12T03:07:12.856-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Straight, Not Narrow: Support for Same-Sex Couples During Straight Coupl...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/feeds/6526364412091658970/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/6526364412091658970/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-for-same-sex-couples-during.html'/><author><name>Jim  and Brenda Johnson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17140742020232237724</uri><email>jesusbeyondthewalls@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665762.post-5558521689128413311</id><published>2008-08-12T03:07:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T03:07:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>People like Pattrice have invested so much in the ...</title><content type='html'>People like Pattrice have invested so much in the battle that they are no longer individuals apart from their cause. When the battle is won they will have all sorts of problems finding a reason to live. There comes a point, when victory is close, when they will sabotage their own cause in order to prolong the battle and retain their sense of self-importance and difference. Being ordinary is a very scary concept for those whom the majority of the population have previously defined as abnormal. This is not a gay thing - it happens in every situation where a minority is fighting an oppressive majority.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/6526364412091658970/comments/default/5558521689128413311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/6526364412091658970/comments/default/5558521689128413311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-for-same-sex-couples-during.html?showComment=1218524820000#c5558521689128413311' title=''/><author><name>MadPriest</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15120376342802143188</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-for-same-sex-couples-during.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665762.post-6526364412091658970' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/posts/default/6526364412091658970' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665762.post-598790769502443697</id><published>2008-08-11T11:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T11:14:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I agree.Be glad they even thought of our cause at ...</title><content type='html'>I agree.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Be glad they even thought of our cause at all!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/6526364412091658970/comments/default/598790769502443697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/6526364412091658970/comments/default/598790769502443697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-for-same-sex-couples-during.html?showComment=1218467640000#c598790769502443697' title=''/><author><name>Tina-cious.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06398567504134200832</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-for-same-sex-couples-during.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665762.post-6526364412091658970' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/posts/default/6526364412091658970' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665762.post-3712083861342303054</id><published>2008-08-11T08:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T08:30:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I see no logic in demanding that others be martyrs...</title><content type='html'>I see no logic in demanding that others be martyrs to one's cause.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;This would be akin to vegetarian guests being indignant that the couple went out of their way to ensure that a vegetarian option were available at the reception, but did not make the entire event meat-free.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/6526364412091658970/comments/default/3712083861342303054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/6526364412091658970/comments/default/3712083861342303054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-for-same-sex-couples-during.html?showComment=1218457800000#c3712083861342303054' title=''/><author><name>KipEsquire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02326513032807027956</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-for-same-sex-couples-during.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665762.post-6526364412091658970' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13665762/posts/default/6526364412091658970' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>