Since the mid September or so I have been following a new gay news blog, Gay Agenda (check it out if you have not done so). Today it has a column that looks at the issue described in the caption to this post - as well as the choice between Obama vs, McSenile/Bible Spice - that sums up the situation and adds one new twist to the real motivation of the Christianists. Like myself, the writer is a bit of a news junky and pretty passionate when it comes to gay rights issues and the need to confront the anti-gay Christianists (who I often tell "when you stop lying about gays, I'll stop telling the truth about you"). Here are some highlights from James Hipp's column:*
I have yet to figure out one good reason anyone would vote for the McCain/Palin ticket. Notice I said “good” reason. Now there are plenty of people out there who are hiding behind their true feelings and are offering substitute reasons for voting for McCain. Truth of it is however, if you’re voting for McCain, you’re either a racist, a bigot, make over $250,000.00 a year and are too selfish to want to pay taxes, or you’re perhaps just not very well educated. What ever the case, there is NO good reason to vote for McCain, and if you offer me an excuse as to why you are, I’ll shoot you down quicker than Palin can kill a coyote from a helicopter.
*Now, as we all know, a very important reason to not vote for McCain is his stance on GLBT issues. The man simply thinks we are not equal citizens and would like to keep up that way (and let’s not mention his running mate who thinks being gay is a choice and favors and federal ban on gay marriage).
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Much like my stance on someone voting for McCain, I’ve yet to hear one valid reason to prevent gay marriage. So again, what is it about this issue that has so many fired up against it? Well, now there are plenty of reasons, and many along the same lines as I mentioned above, bigotry, hate, you know the excuses. It is very similar to the reasons people wanted to maintain segregation back during the civil rights movement (they’ll take our jobs, and move into our neighborhoods and look at us). But, what is the real reason? I think I may have just figured something out.
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[T]here is a high extremely high degree of disapproval for us [gays] being in a relationship. If you haven’t noticed, a lot of straight people will claim they don’t have a “problem” with gay people, but they don’t want to see it or hear about it. Well not seeing it means there are no gay relationships, just single gay people. . . . Here-in lies the fear of gay marriage. Straight people are scared to death that gay people will marry, and stay married. They are afraid our divorce rate will be so much lower than theirs, that it make them all losers. Gay people will then be permitted to “pass judgment” on straight people, because we can make a marriage last, provide more stable homes for our children and realistically show them how a married couple is suppose to act.
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Yes the straight people who oppose gay marriage claim first and foremost that gay marriage will somehow ruin the “sanctity” of marriage and take away the “sacredness” of it. Well, what they are really afraid of is loosing, and not only loosing their right to throw stones, but loosing their facade of being holy, Christian and right. Just as gay people can move into a ghetto and somehow make it fabulous and raise the roof on property values, we can do the same for marriage. We can set the standard! That is why they (the religious right) fear gay marriage!
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I would also add to James' theory that in addition to being afraid that gays might do a better job with marriage than the straights, the Christianists very much want to be able to point out that the laws treat guys differently and that, therefore, we are inferior. It's really all about stroking the Christianists' ego's and giving them a basis to feel superior. It has NOTHING to do with protecting the "sanctity of marriage." In their hearts they know it, but want to pretend otherwise. Sadly, too many sheeple fall for the bull shit.
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