5. Now for My Gay Agenda

You will hear from some that gays and lesbians have a secret agenda, one we don't talk about in public but one that we discuss freely in our meetings and conferences.    Well golly whiz!  These accusations range from the extreme to the absurd; I thought all my efforts to destroy life as we know it in America were committed all by my lonesome.   I didn't realize that every other gay man was secretly trying to do the same thing.  They have been hiding from me too!

Yet, some people believe that kind of conspiracy theory even today.  As for me, I would wager that most of these people are not well acquainted with the LGBT community.  Yet, even though their primary exposure to gays and lesbians is likely the frivolous caricatures that appear in the modern media, they still think we are a hostile and virile threat.

ALERTING ALL WHO ARE THREATENED BY HOMOSEXUALS: I am hereby going to post my super-secret agenda for all the world to see,  That's right, I used to speak of this only in private, but now I am going public.

MY GAY AGENDA

1.    Understand God's will regarding sexual sin
     1.   Remain chaste
          1.    regardless of marriage or celibacy, single life is the same for all Christians
          2.    If I am to get married, I am already married as far as God is concerned
                 1.    vow is for life, not just life after the wedding
2.    Open dialogue with those who have questions about or do not understand homosexuals (starting with my family and my churches)
     1.    Listen to their view point and consider their arguments
     2.    Don't get if when they tell me I am a disease
     3.    Don't just shout my view point
     4.    Ask them the questions that I had to answer when I was a teen
     5.    Be more proactive about initiating these dialogues
          1.    Family – Check
                1.    need to branch out more into uncles and cousins
          2.    Pastor – Check
                1.    three cities, four churches, 3 pastors, 5 staff members
          3.    Church congregation
                1.    hometown conservative church definitely needs more focus
3.    Graduate from college with a degree in something other than fashion
     1.    (I have no problems with fashion majors, but I can't be stereotypical in EVERY way, and gays can be nerdy too.  I sure am!)
     2.    GRAD SCHOOL!
5.    Understand God's will regarding homosexual marriage
     1.  I think that God is giving me time to figure this out during this drought of interested prospective husbands
          1. NO PINING!!!
     2.    Yes - get married someday (note to self)
          1.    Determine what my role in the relationship is
          2.    Kids?
     3.    No – celibacy (It worked for Mendel)
          1.    More free time for me means more time for service...
6.    Learn to speak Japanese (more fluently)
     1.    I forget kanji too easily
         1.    fix that
     2.    My accent is occasionally-present at best
         1.    fix that
     3.    I don't live in Japan
         1.    fix that


My Gay Lifestyle
Weekdays
1.    Wake-up ~7:00 AM
     1.    Dress, brush teeth, etc.
2.    Go to class 9:00 AM – 12:00/12:30 PM
     1.    Eat lunch in the 15 minutes I have to spare everyday.
3.    More class 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
     1.    4 hour lab sections are alternately draining and exciting
4.    Lab research, homework, food, and 1 30-min nap  5:00 PM – 12:00/1:00 AM
5.    Sleep
   
Saturday
1.    Wake-up ~ 8:00 AM
2.    Lab research, homework 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
3.    Club Meeting 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
      1.    Food!
4.    Lab research, homework, food 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM
5.    Sleep

Sunday
1.    Wake-up ~8:00 AM
2.    Catch Bus at 9:50 AM
3.    Set-up for Church A 10:15 – 10:35 AM
4.    Church A Service 10:45 AM – 2:00 PM
5.    Walk back to campus
6.    Lab research, homework 3:00 – 4:30 PM
7.    Subway
8.    Church B 5:00PM – 9:00 PM
9.    Subway
10.    Lab research, homework, food, nap 9:30 PM – 2:00 AM
11.    Sleep