Kanonathena  +  243722 Sat, 08 Jul 06 10:10 AM First of all, don't give me that "in the bible" crap. I'm a religionless atheist and I don't see any thing wrong with gay people. They won't touch you if you don't touch them. They don't sprinkle rainbow dust in the air. What does it mean? Thank you. Kanonathena Joined on Sun, Apr 23 2006 Full Member 214

	Inchoateknowledge  +  243723 Sat, 08 Jul 06 10:33 AM They try to look inconspicuous. It is just a shot in the dark, mind. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=72981&dict=CALD Sprinkling rainbow dust is something draws people's attention big time. Inchoateknowledge Joined on Wed, May 3 2006 Senior Member 2,549 Beep! Beep! :)

	Alan.es  +  243736 Sat, 08 Jul 06 11:18 AM I think that "Sprinkling rainbow dust in the air' means to create unrealistic dreams and illusions either for yourself or other people. My interpretation is that the writer is saying that people with a religious belief create fairy stories, illusions, fantasies for themselves. Specifically he implies that it is Christians quoting the Bible who condemn gay people . On the other hand he/she accepts gay people and says they don't bother you if you don't bother them. Alan.es Joined on Sun, Apr 16 2006 Full Member 303

	Marius Hancu  +  243746 Sat, 08 Jul 06 01:01 PM I don't think the above emphasize the right thing:  The rainbow (flag) is adopted by the gay people as one of their  symbols. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag "They don't sprinkle rainbow dust in the air" probably means IMO "they don't proselytize"  or "they don't  give off particles/anything which will automatically convert others to their way of life" Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Articles

	Kanonathena  +  243787 Sat, 08 Jul 06 05:00 PM haha interesting but seariously I've never seen a gay in my life (I'm 20) maybe I just didn't notice. This is actually a excerpt of a post under the topic discussing if it's wrong to be gay, someone said 10% of male in US are gay. I was shocked but again no one can verify his claim. Kanonathena

	Grammar Geek  +  243814 Sat, 08 Jul 06 06:46 PM Yes, I think MH's explanation is exactly what the writer meant. The rainbow is a symbol of gay pride or a way to express that you are "gay-friendly."  I believe the idea of "rainbow dust" is exactly what MH suggstions - they don't go around trying to "convert" people. The statitistics I've heard most often is 3% of the entire population, not the U.S. population, but it's more "okay" to be gay here than in other places, so they are more open about it and do not feel it must be hidden as much as it might have to be in other cultures. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!