Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Gay Republicans to be Outed in Indiana?

For all their talk about getting big government off of our backs, a staggering number of conservatives want the government to have a say over who can and cannot get married. Well, of course it goes further than that. Many conservatives would legislate gay people out of existence if they could. With the very loud--to the point of obnoxiousness--braying about "jobs, jobs, jobs," the most high profile Republican policy efforts have been "culture war" issues.

In Indiana, conservatives are going the extreme route as it pertains to same-sex couples, by trying to ban not only marriage, but also any legal recognition of same-sex relationships. That goes beyond "protecting marriage," and onward to just plain mean. But it turns out, there is going to be some fairly powerful opposition to these plans. Which makes me happy. I'll be happier when we are no longer used as a political volleyball.

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Outings threatened against anti-gay politicians in Indiana


The Republicans, and a few wimpy Democrats, are trying to pass a state constitutional amendment in Indiana banning marriages and civil unions for gay Hoosiers. This because Indiana apparently didn't suffer from the recession like the rest of the nation, so that state's legislators have nothing better to do with their time than the traditional Republican pass time of hating on minorities. . .
 
Read more at: AmericaBlog

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