What the homosexual wants, and here he is neither willing to compromise nor morally required to compromise – is acceptance of homosexuality as a way of life fully on a par with heterosexuality.
BARBARA GITTINGS
BARBARA GITTINGS
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Barbara Gittings4 quotes“What the homosexual wants, and here he is neither willing to compromise nor morally required to compromise – is acceptance of homosexuality as a way of life fully on a par with heterosexuality.”
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