| The_vagabond7 said: Because humans have a natural inclination towards an "Us vs Them" mentality and the religious right (not all of them, but that's where the base is) views gays as the "Them" of the moment. Like blacks before them, they will only ruin america (and that's god's country!) if treated as equals. |
Eh... I think the Religious Right is a small part of the total US population... and the truth is a vast majority of Americans are against gay marriage and issues like that. (Not me... but the majority.)
Obama, John Kerry, Al Gore, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were all against gay marriage when running....
and outside Al Gore are all still against gay marriage.
At best you can get Civil Unions... which is basically... as one woman put it...
"I don't care if black people live someplace nicer then i do... I just don't want them in the same neighberhood. White Power!"
Segregation of rights is better then denying the rights outright... but it's still quite bad... and America still has a looooong way to go.
Heck, it's not even illegal to fire someone because they're gay or refuse to serve someone because they're gay. (in most states.)
Gay people right now are basically like black people during the Civil Rights movements... except gay people are really good at "hiding."
Not exactly optimal.
