and those people were pushed out because they're out-of-touch losers.

the religious right is stone dead.

They still have a lot of power

I wish

honestly i dont understand why its an issue to be gay, as long as others dont affect my life i dont care what they do

>the religious right is stone dead.
as someone that is right-wing. I "pray" everyday that that is true

its not

But aren't you being a little normie about this, Cat? I do think the republicans are just using this time to gain ground and say they are for everyone's freedom. But this deception is still better than the demacrats honestly speaking what they want for the future. It's unregulated insanity that can't hold up in a structured world.

I hope it becomes true in the future

honestly im not sure about that, i think its fine for people to believe things as long as they dont force their beliefs

i would like to see specific examples of sitting republicans threatening gay rights - and not merely advocating that it should be a state issue.

Everyone who fought to defend DOMA were arguing that the federal gov't should deny recognition of same-sex marriages for federal reasons including joint taxes

I know it'll warrant screams of straw-man, but I don't trust the left enough to give them things and not have it be mandate a day later. They're children. They've devolved into babies that when they get what they want, they want more.

I'm not a Democrat. just for the record

I am registered as an Independent in my state

is anybody actually democrat or GOP these days lol

i registered as a republican

i mean with core issues you believe it all.

I'll be honest, I don't think same-sex couples should get advantages that were put in place because in the old days marriages meant reproduction

if you consider yourself center-anything, you're neither

i don't think anyone should get advantages.

^

government should not be involved in marriage period

indeed

No argument

if marriages aren't innerently to reproduce, the state should get out of that (along with all the benefits)

Big agree

actually i would give advantages for people who stay married and have kids

it might keep the single mother rate down

marriage is a mild tax penalty

XD

It is a major penalty for those couples where one stays home with the kids like my wife did

I don't have the stats to back this up, but i'd be willing to bet money that the only people who have gained advantages in the past 40 years have all voted democrat

@Pyro there are more incentives to divorce nowadays than to stay married

yea thats why

If we want to encourage kids, we need a way for couples to file jointly

the benefits it conveys stem from joint ownership or survivorship rights

Unless we ditch income tax 🤔

so the government should reward families who stay married

Whether same sex or not ^^

I'm also not convinced that same-sex couples are the greatest of the environments to raise kids. But as the whole thing is new, there's no data on this