[Durham INC] Anti-Gay is as Anti-Gay Does

[John Martin]

Christine,
George Wallace was elected governor of Alabama in 1962  with the slogan, "segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."   When people accused him of being racist, he used to say that he had never said anything negative about another person because of their race or color.  And some of his best friends were colored people, and blah, blah, blah.   
Yours is an old and tiresome argument.  I don't care at all what your personal "feelings" are about gay people or anyone else for that matter.  But when you defend legal arrangements that make it harder for a whole category of people to live their lives as they see fit, you shouldn't be surprised if they think you're against them.  Because, of course, you are.
John

--- On Thu, 9/15/11, Christine Chamberlain <christinebbd at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Christine Chamberlain <christinebbd at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Anti-Gay is offensive language
To: "listserv, inc" <inc-list at durhaminc.org>
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 12:15 PM

Joshua, Please refrain from describing those who differ with your opinion on gay marriage as anti-gay.  It is offensive.

Personally, I am NOT anti-gay.  I am anti-gay marriage, I am NOT anti-gay.
 Christine Chamberlain
From: Joshua Allen <allen.joshua at gmail.com>
To: "listserv, inc" <inc-list at durhaminc.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:48 AM
Subject: [Durham INC] Anti-Gay Amendment to be on Ballot in May

I
 know we are done debating the topic, but I just wanted to update 
everyone on where the amendment stands.  It passed both houses of state 
congress with the 3/5th's majority it needed.  So the amendment will be 
on the ballot -- in the Republican primary -- in May!  So this amendment
 is clearly going to pass.

I do see a few silver 
linings: The amendment only got 30 out of 50 votes in the senate, the 
minimum it needed to pass.  1 vote would have made all the difference!  
 The Republicans are so uncertain that the amendment will get a majority
 vote that they scheduled it for the May Republican Primary, when few 
Democrats will go the polls, all but ensuring passage of the amendment, 
which needs a simple majority to pass.  This shows that they are scared 
because attitudes are changing to support marriage equality.  Finally, 
the last silver lining is that court cases from other states are on 
their way to the US Supreme Court which may nullify this amendment if it
 passes.


-- 
Joshua

 

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