I’m saddened that Prop 8 passed but not surprised. People are still bigoted and hide behind any reason they can find to support their bigotry. I hate to think about the gay and lesbian kids of those who supported the measure but maybe they’ll help their parents and relatives realize that being gay and lesbian and bisexual and transgender are normal for some.

- I don’t know, they are your kids, you figure out a solution. Just don’t attack mainstream family values to do it.

“Continuing to let them get beat up and humiliated at school?”

- Nope, not a solution. However, if you let your little boy go to school dressed like a girl, you better expect it. And, when and if it happens, THEN it is the responsibility of the school to step in. Not because the kid is gay or a transvestite, but because NO violence should be tolerated in our schools.

“I’ll be sure to check in with you the next time I make a lifestyle choice to be sure I have your approval.”

- Why? It is none of my business what you do and it is none of your business whether I approve or not.

“I assume you won’t mind if I make the same harsh judgments about you and your family?”

- Go ahead, it is still a free country … barely. I am sure not going to try to make your homosexual cross-dressing children agree with our way of life. So stop trying to make my normal kids agree with your way of life …

If you could curb your emotions for a second and quit hurling the standard “bigot” moniker or countering with the tired “what if we were an interracial couple” argument, you might actually learn why many Californians who are not necessarily against gay marriage voted for Prop 8 anyway.

Knowing California and Californians the way that I do, I would estimate that approximately 1 million of the Californians who voted for Prop 8 do not have an issue with gay marriage itself, but do object to all of the politically correct thought control that your militant advocates are attempting to force upon the public. In short, Californians don’t want LGBT issues and acceptance forced upon our children in school simply because one freak-of-a-mother wants to dress her little boy like a girl. No matter how many times homosexuals and militant feminists try to call something like that normal … IT IS NOT NORMAL.

If you want to legalize gay marriage in California, cut the fat from your agenda and make the issue solely about gay marriage … not about forced acceptance of a lifestyle that most people still find queer … not about family values … and assure the public that the early indoctrination programs in public schools will cease. I have to assume that most homosexuals truly do not even care about the forced social acceptance issues. However, the militant left advocates have tied those issues to your right to marry and, until you separate the two, California will never grant you the right to marry.

dave
you didnt show. you need to go look in the mirror the
yellow shirt you talked about is really your skin.you have proven to be unable to articulate any
ideas supporting your cause so i bid adeau to you
whitney
i appreciate your trying to explain your side without the attacks and apologize for my comments to dave but i think my side is right and will stand up for those beliefs when attacked unfairly i can understand your side too and only want a logical discussion something dave seems unable to do
jan
sorry i think it is an injustice to readers to have a biased column where only the writers opinions are put forward. state the facts and let the people decide. after you have presented the facts both pro and con then you can add your opinion. this is something eve pearlman does not do’ check it out. the journal should not be an opinion page for its columnists unless both sides are given equal time something the journal does not do