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Originally Posted by willravel
A homophobe is a homophobe. Anyone who allows their personal feelings toward homosexuals to effect their decisions so as to effect homosexuals negatively is a homophobe. It's a sign of both fear and nonacceptance. You can not understand or approve of homosexuality without trying to squelch it. He failed that test.
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You're missing the point. If you don't believe that marriage itself should be regulated, you would vote against FURTHER regulation of it. While it may appear to be anti-gay-marriage, it would in fact be anti-regulation-of-marriage, which is pro-gay-marriage in the end. However, I have no idea if this is what Fred Thompson is thinking or if he is a "..marriage is between a man and a woman.." wacko, I am simply presenting a possible explanation as to why some people like myself would vote against gay-marriage legislation while clearly not being a homophobe.