tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post435620973131945184..comments2024-03-05T23:31:44.106-08:00Comments on Gay Family Values: Gay Marriage In New York...A Shifting Paradigm?GFVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-25791104329305023952022-08-09T01:34:28.123-07:002022-08-09T01:34:28.123-07:00Interesting thoughhtsInteresting thoughhtsLansing Basement Renovationhttps://www.basement-professionals.com/us/basement-contractors-michigan/lansing-basement-renovation.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-15149330750704688052011-05-19T05:46:35.332-07:002011-05-19T05:46:35.332-07:00I'm not completely surprised, most of my famil...I'm not completely surprised, most of my family is pretty conservative almost all of support gay marriage and I live in Michigan.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-14168305979257724932011-05-18T21:50:31.666-07:002011-05-18T21:50:31.666-07:00I would not be surprised if even if they are not p...I would not be surprised if even if they are not personally that tolerant, they are not looking at the voters and seeing the most anti gay rights crowed, who tend to be old and very religious, are shrinking fast, and that the newer generations of votes who might vote for them based on economic policy don't because of the parties social policy. So they are trying to keep from losing even more voters in future elections. <br /><br />After all many of the young and would be up and coming voices in conservative politics don't pass the current purity test based on their social values.aNorthWestViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598507140332496283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-1415200530797633852011-05-18T21:41:01.348-07:002011-05-18T21:41:01.348-07:00I think it's about time for New York. We have ...I think it's about time for New York. We have a quilt of legal protections that are like missing panels and it's about time we fill them. My State Senator said he's opposed to marriage and I did an interview here in which some of his arguments against marriage are dissected: http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/all_news/543712/grisanti-says-he-s-opposed-to-same-sex-marriage/<br /><br />I am ready for this to be done, I don't want to wait another two years. I think that with the Republican support, we may be able to win over some of the die hard Repubs...here's to hoping!Spencer Hamilton Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789694442771037414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-31446852773829828582011-05-18T21:17:31.508-07:002011-05-18T21:17:31.508-07:00In the early seventies a friend of mine said he th...In the early seventies a friend of mine said he thought our fight for civil liberties and acceptance was made harder than the acceptance of black Americans because we didn’t have children. He said one of the most powerful images from the Civil Rights movement was the sight of children being walked to school with armed guards while white racists yelled hateful and violent slurs at them. The inhumanity of segregation was laid bare for all to see.<br /><br />Maybe the news coverage of children being bullied to death was the tipping point? We may also be reaching a critical mass. When enough prominent gay figures in news, movies, sports and television come out of the closet, it becomes increasingly harder for homophobes to spread their lies.Shenadoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389543861850702190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-68712747425070739622011-05-18T20:35:08.339-07:002011-05-18T20:35:08.339-07:00T you are always a wellspring of patients, toleran...T you are always a wellspring of patients, tolerance, and good sense. :)<br /><br />BryanGFVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-37101235170062649842011-05-18T19:42:01.188-07:002011-05-18T19:42:01.188-07:00I think parties are made up of people. Ultimately ...I think parties are made up of people. Ultimately if we educate and make them aware things will change. But it will take time. <br /><br />Only in tolerance and tireless patience and work can we change what has built up over generations. If we simply bulldoze people who are not ready then they will only become more extreme. <br /><br />What I think is there is always hope as long as we nurture it and extend a willingness to work with people.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16836853884214500312noreply@blogger.com