Since when was upholding a law persecution against gay people? I mean, I was in full support of DOMA and the legal definition of marriage, and yet, I'm still considered to be a knuckle dragging bigot by the Democrats. See, here's the problem: If the Left doesn't like something, then that something must be wrong. This is how liberals think. For example: The question might be asked "How do I know that what I think and feel is correct?" The Left's answer would be, "Ask a liberal; if you get a green light, then just do it. You can guilt society into embracing your advanced sense of evolvement along the way". But the correct answer would be, "What are the laws of society? If you're not breaking those laws, then roll with it. But if you don't like those laws, then simply petition to have them changed, BEFORE you do it. If you are unsuccessful, then rest at ease knowing that not everyone can have what they want, ALL the time, in a civilized society".