Iskra - Acceptance Not Tolerance (alt.Demo) lyrics

Canada has taken steps to redefine the laws of marriage Same s** unions are now possible throughout the nation. Yet popular anti-gay sentiment exists on our streets to this day One third of lesbians and gays are victims of violent aggression. Why are you threatened By one's choice of lover? You say it is morally inferior For the same s** to love another. Your hatred affirms your values Taught by faith-based institutions. Your hatred is the result Of myths and illusions. Many have eyes but cannot see Bigotry is a product of our society. Prejudiced value systems Imposed by religious orthodoxy. The right wing openly denounce queer Creating a culture of distrust and fear. State parties sanctioning xenophobia Promoting their supremacist utopia. Gays and lesbians are a 'threat to innocent children' Gays and lesbians are 'rampant with disease' Gays and lesbians are 'corrupting society' Gays and lesbians are 'the same as murderers and Thieves' The Bush administration Spearheading a campaign of hate Derailing progressive ideas Promoting a tyrannical state. Issuing regulations Furthering discrimination Constitutional amendments Making queer illegal throughout the nation. Benefits stripped from workers Involved in same s** unions Anti gay propaganda in the schools More deranged conclusions Who gave these ba*tards power? Why do they control our lives? What gives them the right to judge? How long do we tolerate their lies? Decent human beings must put a stop to this misery. Equality and respect is crucial to our vision of a Future society. No tolerance for the bigotry of h*mophobes. No tolerance for the violence they uphold. No peace for those who will perpetuate cycles of hate Its time to take a stand against the offenses they Create. Freedom to love. Freedom to live. Irrational suspicion or hatred is the threat to innocent children. Extreme hostility via ignorance is the rampant disease. Discrimination based on s**ual orientation or identity is morally corrupt. Those who promote h*mophobia are the murderers and thieves