# Why are conservatives obsessed with same sex marriage?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [July 23, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-obsessed-with-same-sex-marriage/916156 "2020-07-23T19:57:59Z")
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### Author: ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-obsessed-with-same-sex-marriage/916156/87 "2020-07-25T04:11:53Z")

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Personally, I disagree with the legal theories underlying the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. On the actual issue of whether marriage between two people of the same-sex is linguistically or morally proper, my personal opinion is “it is by now” and “sure, why not”, respectively. But I recognize that some people have strong feelings on those questions.

I consider myself conservative but I wouldn’t consider myself “obsessed” over the issue. I wouldn’t bring up the topic in conversation without a clear prompt (like a news story), although I might chime in on one already started.

~Max

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