致刘玲玲女士,Pink Dot 大使
与敬重的父母亲们
刘女士,我带着沉重的心情写这封公开信给您。身为一名妈妈,相信您能够体会天下父母心。跟很多受华文教育的父母一样,我的家人也不太晓得Pink Dot 是什么,像您一样。跟您不同的是,他们明白我们为什么不应该支持这个对我们孩子们有害的组织。
Pink Dot是否有告诉您:
1.2015年,在我们热爱的祖国新加坡,首六月144 宗艾滋病毒个案中,百分之五十由同性恋者传播,百分之十由双性恋者传输。这么小的族群,却代表我国百分之六十的艾滋病感染者!如果您去彻查,美国与英国是我们的借鉴。他们的数字惨不忍睹。您要新加坡变成那样吗?
这是什么病毒,您是否晓得?鼓励/任由我们‘完美‘(您说的)的孩子走上这条死亡之路,您于心何忍?
就算您同意让自己的孩子走上这条不归路,您的良心可以让您用自己的知名度去大肆宣传这种‘爱死病‘吗?
爱应该是‘热爱生命‘啊!
2.我有我爱的朋友。我爱他们,所以我不会去Pink Dot 的抗议聚会。快乐不是那么一天表面的‘死亡支持‘。
我的朋友有的是我这一生的陪伴。他们不会受到我任何的歧视,就算他们选择走上这条永远都不能带给他们幸福的路。他们跟我们有什么不同?我们有什么了不起的?
不要带有色的眼光看待任何人。您的支持只会让他们觉得自己有多可悲。这是待人处事的方式吗?他们的受造,与你我一样,特殊与珍贵。他们的名字不叫‘同性恋者‘。不要被Pink Dot骗了。
我和朋友们看到太多例子,有很多人早已走出这死亡之谷,正努力走在‘生命之路‘。如果身为同性恋者是先天性,那他们为什么会改变呢?人的性格,环境,经历,家庭等导致有些人有这些倾向。他们,跟我们一样,需要的是心理辅导和家人朋友们的支持,走上康复之路。他们不需要认可,因为我们早已认可他们生存的价值,但我们绝对不认可他们糟蹋自己,也鼓励无辜的人这么做!
3.身为父母,都知道做孩子不容易,做父母亲,难上加难。无人完美,更别说我们的宝贝孩子们。刘女士,您三岁的小孩要玩火,您会说‘去吧,完美的孩子!‘吗?
我有我很爱的外甥和外甥女。我要留下一个怎么样的社会给他们呢?您只一面倒听到或看到不好的一面而认定这个社会缺少爱。这样的世界观,如何让您的孩子幸福呢?
爱不是不分对与错,爱不是任由孩子伤害自己,爱不是虚假,爱不是还没弄清楚状况就做了大使。
不要在父母的伤口上撒盐了! 他们的心因为孩子而破碎,您还要让他们觉得自己因为不能接受孩子的行为而不是好父母吗?
感谢您阅读这封信。我只是要让您和所有受华文教育的人了解到Pink Dot 的祸害。
With all due respect to Madam Liu Ling Ling, Pink Dot Ambassador
and all parents
With a heavy heart I write this open letter to you, Madam Liu. You being a mother, would know the heart of every parent. Like a lot of Chinese-educated parents, my family members do not know much about Pink Dot, like you. What is different is that they understand why we should not support this movement that perpetuates harm to our children.
Did Pink Dot tell you that:
1. In Singapore, this country that we love so much, of the 144 HIV infected cases reported within the first six months of 2015, 50% were from homosexual transmission, 10% were from bisexual transmission. A very small population of people who lead such a lifestyle accounts for more than half of HIV infections in our nation. If you would research more, the situation in US and UK is even worse and it should be a warning sign to us that we do not want Singapore to go down this road. Do you?
Do you know how deadly this virus is? Do you want our children to walk the path of no-return? Even if you are comfortable with your own child leading a homosexual lifestyle, can your conscience rest on the fact that you use your fame to promote and encourage other parents to let their children destroy their lives?
Love is to treasure life!
2. I love my friends who are struggling with same-sex attraction. Therefore I would not go for Pink Dot gathering that is of demonstration component. Happiness is not that one day of superficial support.
My friends have my support for the rest of my life, if they are willing. They are not condemned by me, even if they choose to lead this lifestyle that we know will never grant them lasting joy and satisfaction.
How are they different from us? What is so great about us?
Do not look at people who struggle with same-sex attraction differently. Your support only make them feel pitiful. Is this how we relate to one another? They are uniquely made, precious like you and me. Their name is not 'lesbian' or 'gay' or 'transgender'.
Do not be deceived by Pink Dot.
My friends and I have seen too many cases whereby many people left this lifestyle and strive to lead a life of hope, not of impending death, both to the spirit and soul. If being same-sex attracted is inborn, why do people change? Many factors like a person's character, environment, life experiences and family situations etc cause people to have same-sex attraction or to desire to be a female when one is male.
They, like us, need counselling and support from family and friends to walk on the path to recovery. They do not need our acceptance. Society has already accepted their existence, just like the same for us. But we do not accept that they are not only harming their health, they are also promoting such a dangerous lifestyle to our innocent children.
3. Parents know that it's not easy to take up parental roles, just as it's not easy for children in their everyday communication with their parents. No one is perfect, same for our precious children.
Madam Liu, if your 3 years old kid wants to play with fire, would you say, 'Go, my child!'?
I love my nieces and nephews. What kind of society do I want to leave them with? You are informed by one-sided perspective on the society; that society lacks love. With such a worldview, how can you show love and hope to your child?
Love differentiates between right and wrong. Love is not letting our children hurt themselves. Love is not hypocritical. And love is definitely not becoming an ambassador without knowing the real situation and its implications.
Please do not add salt to the wounds of parents. They are already heartbroken because of their children's actions. Aren't you implying that they are bad parents just because they cannot accept that their children are not leading a wholesome life?
Thank you for reading this letter. I just want you and those who are Chinese-educated to know the destroying nature of Pink Dot.