Why do people think republicans/conservatives hate gays?

Question

I am a republican/conservative and i don't hate them or even dislike them. I just don't think that they should be allowed to get married under religous traditions but rather under another way. This other way is provided so that gay couples can still get tax reductions and such for being married.

Answer 1

You are the exception.

Answer 2

The problem with that statement is you default to thinking that all religious traditions are equivalent to "mainstream" Christianity in this matter; where the reality is that many of the smaller, less-mainstream religions -- including some of those with feminine or natural deities as well as some branches of Christianity -- have no such prohibition against same-sex marriages.
Put another way, thousands of American couples are married daily by judges and magistrates, with no religious significance whatsoever. Allowing homosexual couples access to the "one-stop shopping" to the hundreds of documented rights and priviledges that a civil marriage provides would require nothing of any church, and only a minor change for government forms. Churches would still be free to refuse to recognize or perform marriage ceremonies based upon their individual doctrine.

Answer 3

i see your point but repbulicans (and many others) will not allow gays to marry under any circumstances. they will only alllow civil unions in some cases. and civil unions have nowhere near the benefit or legal standing that a traditional marriage has.
and, by the way, republicans do not bar gays from religious ceremonies. it's the religions that do that. and i think they are somewhat within their rights to do so. although it's not a very nice thing to do to their fellow man.
only full, legal marriage would be equal treatment under the law. until that is granted, and until republicans (and others) can stop hiding behind a religious definition of marriage (while ignoring obvious constitutional law) gays will be viewed as being hated and persecuted.

Answer 4

It's a matter of principles. Whenever someone takes a principled stand on abortion, or gay marriage, or immigration or anything else that doesn't align with some elses political philosophy they play the hate card. It's an easy out rather than explaining the counter point. Apparently, the only principle that counts to some is to not have any.

Answer 5

People think that because that is the way the liberal media portrays republicans/conservatives. They are trying to win votes/support for libs/democrats by making it look like they are they only party for homosexuals.


This is simply not the truth.

I am conservative, and two of my best friends are gay men who recently got married after being together for 15 years. I am so happy for them! They are a great couple, and I love and respect them tremendously.

Answer 6

Because they're proposing legislation to block gay marriage. durrr.
Gays are humans too, and prohibiting their rights to marriage clearly contradicts the Republican philosophy of a small governement, where the government does not interfere and dictate the lives of other people.
But what the hay- Republicans don't even know what they're doing.

I think part of the hate for homos is from the religious influence of Republicans- strongly Christian, they urge the followings of the Bible (Adam and Eve= one man, one woman) and that anyone who objects must be stopped for the "good" of the people.

Gays are not "married under religious traditions", they are married under the law. Clearly, you Republicans don't disinguish between the separation of church and state and are moving to violate them.

Put aside your religious beliefs and truly consider why gays can't marry. What difference does it make to you that someone else marries someone of the same sex? Aren't there hundreds of prostitutes and drunkards out there- how come you don't eliminate their right to a "good marriage"?

It is a generalization that Republicans/conservatives hate gays because they deny homosexuals their rights- people like you who claim they don't hate homosexuals do actually despise them and by denying them their rights and asking them to conform to society is showing your disgust with them. Treating them as subhuman, does not equate equality.

Answer 7

But how is that fair to the Christian or religious homosexuals who want to be married under God? If the constitution says everyone has the same rights they should, and that includes homosexuals. First we tried to take rights from African Americans, and Women. How is it any different with homosexuals? They are people, just like everyone else in this world and they are not asking for special privledges, only to the same rights that heterosexuals have.

There are churches (few, but some) that will grant homosexuals marriage, and if they want to, fine! that's their right! and it is thier right to refuse! But trying to ban the marriage of any kind between homosexuals is trying to mix religious beliefs with state.

Answer 8

Because if you choose to deny a specific population the same rights as another, you are discriminating against them, and yes, it does mean hate. Discrimination is the key word here. If you reject the SAME civil rights for consenting adults, you are discriminating against them.
Gay marriage has nothing to do with religion. Many heterosexual couples only have civil marriages, not religious ones. This has nothing to do with religion whatsoever, it's in a complete different ballpark. Gay marriage is only talking about man made federal law, which should be applied equally to everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, sexual orientation, or religion.
I find it laughable that people who deny anyone their rights try to pass themselves off as tolerant and accepting. Because they're not. They discriminate. And that's wrong.

Answer 9

Actually I am with you, as I am conservative in many aspects, but I have nothing against gays (male or female).

I think the reason that there is this prejudice toward conservatives is that people associate conservatives with the so-called Religious Right, and because of their fundamentalism they come clearly out against gays and whatever they stand for.

Not all of us are in that camp.

Humans generalize to try to have some handle on the world they live in, and it is natural for all of us to make generalizations about, apply labels, to groups of people having one or a few common characteristic(s). But we should be very careful about closing our mind to the real nature of anyone that we encounter in our lives.

I stand by my "tolerance" of Gays... as with all groups of people, there are the good and the bad.

And I believe every person I meet is worthy of my respect and assumption of decency.

And, yes, folks, I am definitely a "conservative".

Answer 10

the problem is that the religious traditions think that their way is the only way to be married and that any other method in which gay couples have rights like married people should be banned.

Answer 11

Then why does the Republican leadership in House and Senate find necessary to add an amendment to the Constitution to protect marriage?

Mu understanding is heteros who are married their marriage is protected why do they insist on using this devise issue?