re: #178 researchok

There is clarification. See the extremely well-written, well-done clarification by the HRC above.

The problem is that people have to read those clarifications, and those who oppose gay marriage are not normally willing to educate themselves on the subject.

The most successful gay-rights campaigns, I believe, are the door-to-door ones that humanize gay people for those who feel uncomfortable with them. That’s why I like the HRC so much; they focus on bridge-building rather than confrontation, though they’re not shy about pointing out vicious bigotry. They just don’t assume homophobia means dislike of homosexuals; they assume it means that that person hasn’t had enough association with homosexuals to overcome a cultural antipathy.