This is the main view of the Republican Party. If you look at the platforms of almost all the Demo hopefuls, they will mention something about "Civil Unions," of which Dean has the most outspoked view of all. If you then go to the GOPs website, and look through their so-called "important information" about all of the democrats trying for nomination, they point out which candidates support Civil Unions. You can find the information on Dean here:
http://www.gop.com/Newsroom/RNCResea...arch011003.htm
As far as the sodomy law is concerned, I'm not gay, but one of my ex-girlfriends was a fan of "getting the dirty," and I was happy to oblige her, regardless of the legality of it. Bear in mind that the law was not intended to prevent gay sex initially, that is just how it began to be applied when people like Frist became terribly afraid of the Pink Mafia.