teamosil
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I voted 'no', but with some explanation. There is no legitimate reason to oppose gay marriage. Denying gay people marriage rights hurts gays and has no impact whatsoever on heterosexuals. So, supporting gay marriage bans could not be motivated by anything other than a desire to hurt gay people. That is clear cut bigotry.
That said, I do believe that there are people out there who haven't thought the topic through all the way through. So, I guess opposition to gay marriage could be motivated by ignorance rather than bigotry, but with a big issue like this that directly effects people's lives and deals with fundamental principals of our constitution and whatnot people have a deep obligation to educate themselves about it.
That said, I do believe that there are people out there who haven't thought the topic through all the way through. So, I guess opposition to gay marriage could be motivated by ignorance rather than bigotry, but with a big issue like this that directly effects people's lives and deals with fundamental principals of our constitution and whatnot people have a deep obligation to educate themselves about it.