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Can anyone tell me why gay marriage is such a big issue around election time? I always thought that there were other major issues that affect everyone and not just gays. Why not deal with them and let each American enjoy our rights that should be ours to enjoy. After all England has a gay knight and this is supposed to be the country of freedoms.

2006-07-13 13:23:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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Sure, they vote, but they're still a miniority. Additionally, the vast majority of vocal homosexuals who vote do so in States which already have a more liberal majority, so their votes aren't as significant, but rather just a part of a liberal population.
On the other hand, the vast majority of America is full of people who, while they might not normally care about politics, and wouldn't care enough to vote, will show up in numbers if their church says they ought to because gay marriage is an issue.
The fact is that there's a huge ignorant portion of the country who only show up at the polls because there's a gay rights bill, and, almost entirely because of religious reasons, they're voting it down. The problem, of course is that there's nothing in the bible which offers any reason to hate homosexuals.

2006-07-13 14:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by Linsel 1 · 0 0

Gay and lesbian rights and any other rights are only being talked about during election time because it is being aired by politicians as part of their campaign to get the votes of every sector. Thus, in order to drum beat any issue, the representative group should take part in the election process so that they could get a position in the government to address their issues.

2006-07-13 13:31:43 · answer #2 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0 0

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2016-12-10 06:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

The gay marriage issue is generally used to scare conservative voters to the polls. They don't expect to garner votes from gays, they hope to frighten conservatives into voting.

2006-07-13 13:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's those damn right wing christian republicans that love to make it a campaign issue. That's the only way they can win, scare homo phobics into voting.

2006-07-13 13:27:28 · answer #5 · answered by miketorse 5 · 0 0

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