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Originally Posted by scout
I think what he meant by "just be" is people is sick of all the "in your face" crap the gay community spits out daily. You see it on television. You hear about it on the news. Kids go to school and are being taught that to be gay is wonderful.
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Hmm. I noticed that my 9 year old nephew has been bringing home a lot of "rainbow" pictures. Do you think this could be connected with the huge "You're gay; That's okay" movement penetrating the tight recesses of America's schools.
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People want to be able to teach their morals to their children in their own home without the education system teaching them something completely different. Most people don't give a damn what sexual orientation someone might be.
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In all seriousness, I beg to differ. About a week ago 11 states voted to ban gay marriage. That's just last week. Doesn't count the ones that already had simliar laws already on the books. If "most people" don't give a damn what sexual orientation someone might be, why are they working so hard to make sure these laws pass?
Oops. Forget that last question. I just hadn't made it down this far yet. So, it's okay to be gay as long as you don't "flaunt" your gayness. I'm not gay, but I get real tired of watching people flaunting their heterosexuality. Hitting on each other in front of me, holding hands, buying houses together and having children....right....next....door....ughh!
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Probably what hurt the gay movement more then anything here in the States is when the mayor from California broke the law and married gay couples. The judge in Mass. didn't help anything. If you want to point a finger as to who riled up the "values" and the "religous right" voter, look no further. Bush just capitalized by accepting the issue as the national crisis the gay community wanted. Things might have been different if they had chosen another route other than the "all or nothing" route they chose. The votes are in and basically they got nothing.
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Again, I beg to differ. While activist judges (what the hell does that mean anyway? Don't we want independent thinkers on the bench?) certainly did their fair share to make this a national story, the finger of blame falls squarely on the folks you say merely capitalized on an already there story. They gave the anti-gay rights movement legitimacy when they mentioned their impending introduction of a gay marriage amendment to The Constitution. They got the ball rolling by mentioning not once, but several times on the campaign trail as a rallying cry to keep homosexuals in their place. The vote to discriminate against American citizens simply because of who they fancy is not a uphill battle to preserve the sanctity of marriage and maintain American moral values, it's bigotry. There is no other way to look at it.
Say what you will about the leftists in this country and there's plenty to be said, but they never once had the nerve to propose legislation like this. Legislation designed to single out one sect of American society and punish them simply because they don't like them and think they're wrong.