Resistance to Gay Marriage Shrinking, and Confined to Old White People

[memphis]

Unfortunately, quite a lot of voters who claim to support civil unions seem unwilling to actually vote for them.

This is true. Plus, given three options a lot of people will always choose the Moderate Hero option. Given only the pro-gay and anti-gay options, they'll go anti-gay every time. It's what Jesus would do.

[memphis]

Racism is far more engrained in humans than anti-gay.  Not. Even. Close.

I'm not so sure about that. What's your initial reaction to this guy?

Also worth pointing out in the gay marriage v. anti-mixed race marriage laws. The latter only told the public they couldn't marry those people. But plenty of fish in the sea. Maybe you'll find somebody. The former means gays can't get married at all. Neither is just, but it's a key distinction that never gets made.

[memphis]

1. That's Chris Crocker, of "Leave Britney Alone!!!" fame. It's public knowledge that he's gay.
2. Your understanding is not a prerequisite for equal rights. Am I interpreting you correctly that you would deny civil marriage to those who choose or are unable to breed? That's a curious position with all sorts of authoritarian consequences.

[memphis]

I have my views.  I clearly stated that I have no desire to impose them on other people.  Also a heterosexual couple without children is very easy to explain to a five year old.

So is a gay couple, actually, if you've ever bothered to try.

I have no children.  Why would I speak to someone else's five year old about sexuality?  Is this an activity you engage in often?

I wouldn't explain hetero sexuality to a five year old either.

[memphis]

It's interesting that views of gay marriage seem to be progressing much, much faster than views on interracial marriage, which was still opposed by about half the country into the early 1990s. I wonder why that is.

Us gays have a better PR team.

This is a valid point. The blacks didn't do themselves any favors with the many race riots im the 1960s. People generally don't approve of this:

Aretha Franklin did a song about it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsL9UL9qbv8