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Comment by xWormyFoodx on May 25, 2012 at 10:04am

@ Flounderboy thanks,I've gotten a lot of support from my other Facebook friends :)

Comment by Flounderboy on May 24, 2012 at 1:45pm

Yes, I think that is an appropriate way to handle the situation. I hope that it all works out for you.

Comment by xWormyFoodx on May 24, 2012 at 10:45am

@ Flounderboy I ended up posting a status in response,in a nutshell,I stated that I had no intention of offending anyone,but I will continue to stand my ground and fight for what I believe are my rights

 

Do you think that was appropriate?

Comment by Flounderboy on May 22, 2012 at 2:03pm

**Hmm...While I think that its great that your doing something supportive for a community that you believe in you should take the time to think about your audience. I'm sure you don't mean to seem pushy in your requests for support for the LGBT community but if you're posting a bunch of petitions to people who have opposing views to your cause (in this case family members) then it could come off as "shoving your views down their throat".

Let's say the inverse occurred and someone you knew kept posting anti-gay petitions. Sure, they're not asking you to sign it but wouldn't you be bothered by seeing that they actively support something you don't believe in?

Now I'm going to assume you're a spirited, liberal, and passionate person (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong seeing as how I'm basing this solely off of your post) and the idea of confronting someone you have a problem with isn't foreign to you. But a conservative person probably isn't like that. And to top it off they're a conservative family member so they most likely don't want to be put in the awkward situation of talking to another family member on a topic they are so uncomfortable with. In this situation it seems like choosing your Mom as the messenger is the most logical choice. She can probably connect to you and get the message across in a way that they cant.

As far as Facebook is concerned of course you have the right to post those petitions but if there is a way to continue posting them without it showing up for family members then go with that (they most likely wouldn't sign them anyway). Also, a disclaimer could help reaffirm that although you support the LGBT community, you're not "rallying" or "trying to force" anyone to think the same way that you do. Otherwise, you could maybe research some other mediums for petitions and LGBT support. 

**Of course this is all just my opinion. Take it with a grain of salt.