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My family has long been supportive of both conservative and Republican-aligned causes while also supporting efforts to give legal recognition to same-sex partnerships. Same-sex marriage was at one time widely opposed by most people on both the left and right. It was a minority position that found support from segments of both sides of the political spectrum.
Exactly. I have no idea what that fellow is referring to.
Im an ex dem, voted for Bill both times and now Im a Trump voter because he's not Obama/Hillary. Marriage, Civil unions, or Church marriage between gay people or adults of any back ground is fine with me. Its not like we live in an Islamic country.
This is the one issue I'm moderate on. In my personal life I'm against gay marriage and would not allow my children to become gay. Homosexuality goes against my religion. Just like how Christianity is the only religion allowed in my home, but I won't discriminate against or mistreat others who are non Christian or gay.
HOWEVER from a governmental standpoint I'm okay with it because a government marriage license is separate from a religiously valid marriage. I only care that the rights of Christians be protected. As long as Christians' religious rights are protected I"m okay with the government recognizing gay marriage I think that's a good compromise.
This is the one issue I'm moderate on. In my personal life I'm against gay marriage and would not allow my children to become gay. Homosexuality goes against my religion. Just like how Christianity is the only religion allowed in my home, but I won't discriminate against or mistreat others who are non Christian or gay.
HOWEVER from a governmental standpoint I'm okay with it because a government marriage license is separate from a religiously valid marriage. I only care that the rights of Christians be protected. As long as Christians' religious rights are protected I"m okay with the government recognizing gay marriage I think that's a good compromise.
This is pretty much me. Churches and religious institutions should have the right to not recognize a same sex marriage if it goes against their beliefs.
A lot of people also don’t want to admit that they would rather have their kids be straight than gay. I even know some people who identify as socially liberal but struggled when it was their own child who “came out.”
I’m gay as most of you know and I was curious about how Trump supporters felt about two women, or two men being married? We’re mostly the same as you straight folks, we do the same boring routine...shopping in the suburbs, going to boring chain restaurants, etc...LOL
How I feel about it is irrelevant.
Because there's nothing in the Constitution that gives government the right to regulate marriage at all.
Getting married is a natural right, not subject to the whims and approval of others.
So if we as a country hadn't ceded that power to the government, gays wouldn't have to fight for a "right" to get married.
Gotta give all the credit here to the liberals that actually fought for gay marriage. Nice to see conservatives jumping on the bandwagon now, but I find it ironic that they were so opposed 10-15 years ago.
I was less open to the idea of gay marriage when I was younger and more Liberal.
It wasn't until I got older and embraced the concept of individual Liberty that I became more open minded.
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I’m gay as most of you know and I was curious about how Trump supporters felt about two women, or two men being married? We’re mostly the same as you straight folks, we do the same boring routine...shopping in the suburbs, going to boring chain restaurants, etc...LOL
You listen too much to fake news that makes every Trump supporter either an Evangelical or trailer park trash. Most of us are middle class Americans that have friends of every nationality and every sexual persuasion.
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