My attitude toward homosexuality is pretty much the same as my attitude toward everything else: I don’t care what you do or think, as long as you don’t impose your beliefs on me or anyone else.
I’m a straight male and have always been fairly oblivious to the sexual orientation of others.
One of my college roommates became one of my best friends; I was surprised when he later “came out” but it had little effect on our friendship except for opening up a whole new range of in-jokes. (While we were roommates his mother was always concerned about his social life, and was always asking me if he had a girlfriend, etc. She considered me a “good influence” on him. :rolleyes: She was in serious denial even after he came out; once when we were sitting in his living room chatting she suddenly blurted out, “so when are you getting married?” It was obvious that she meant Rodger and I each finding wives, but without missing a beat I replied, “Oh, we thought we’d date for a little longer first.” I’m not sure which was funnier: the look on her face or Rodger trying not to laugh at the look on her face.)
My wife and he also became close friends; they used to joke about taking all my money and running off together. (To which I usually responded, well you might make it as far as Milwaukee, unless the price of gas goes up again) Sadly, he died of AIDS some years ago; a drawing of him which we managed to talk his parents into letting me have hangs in our living room.
The concept that marriage is a religious institution that must be sanctified by God should come as a big surprise to all those male/female couples who are “married” in civil ceremonies without benefit of clergy. I guess that means atheists aren’t allowed to marry either.:rolleyes:
I was not aware that DOMA had acquired so much support; I have got to start paying more attention to the news. If this goes through it’s another victory for the “my beliefs are the only ones that matter” crowd. Eventually this will lead to someone telling me I can’t put mustard on my french fries because that’s just disgusting. 