Comments on: Today In History: 1958 Broadcast On “The Homosexual In Society” http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/11/24/6881 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:36:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Troy3 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/11/24/6881/comment-page-1#comment-27762 Troy3 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:08:45 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=6881#comment-27762 what shocks me is that the CA supreme court case was needed to "[uphold] the civil right of the homosexual to meet and eat or drink in any public bar or restaurant". thank you for the history bit. we need this. what shocks me is that the CA supreme court case was needed to “[uphold] the civil right of the homosexual to meet and eat or drink in any public bar or restaurant”.

thank you for the history bit.
we need this.

]]> By: David C. http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/11/24/6881/comment-page-1#comment-25728 David C. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:09:37 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=6881#comment-25728 So, one can draw several conclusions from the summary of the program broadcast in 1958: At the time, homosexuality was still considered a "problem" by many people; Much of the perception of homosexuality as a "problem" derived from Judeo-Christian traditions; The laws against or intended to suppress homosexuality derived from Judeo-Christian traditions. As of 2008, much of the existing resistance to the advancement of homosexual rights derives from Judeo-Christian traditions. So, one can draw several conclusions from the summary of the program broadcast in 1958:

At the time, homosexuality was still considered a “problem” by many people;

Much of the perception of homosexuality as a “problem” derived from Judeo-Christian traditions;

The laws against or intended to suppress homosexuality derived from Judeo-Christian traditions.

As of 2008, much of the existing resistance to the advancement of homosexual rights derives from Judeo-Christian traditions.

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