How can liberals accuse conservatives of being homophobic?

Question

Did not gay marriage bans pass overwhelmingly in the states? And by overwhelmingly, I mean in the 60 and 70 percentile range. Thats not a Republican or conservative thing. Thats a popular vote, and the majority of Americans felt the ban should pass. So once again, let me ask, how are conservatives or Republicans the only ones who are "homophobic", if I stoop to your level and use that word

Answer 1

Liberals smear anyone who disagrees with them with a nasty label.

You may have just and logical reasons for being against affirmative action, but no matter. To libs, you're a racist.

You may have just and logical reasons to be against abortion or gay marriage. To libs, you're sexist or a homophobe.

Libs use this tactic as a way of putting the other person on the defensive and avoiding the substance of their argument.

Answer 2

Here are he breakdowns for Same Sex Marriage ban votes last week.

Defeated
Arizona 51% to 49%

Passed
Colorado 56% to 44%
Idaho 63% to 37%
South Carolina 78% to 22%
South Dakota 52% to 48%
Tennessee 81% to 19%
Virginia 57% to 43%
Wisconsin 59% to 41%

Three states overwhelmingly passed bans: Tennessee, South Carolina, and Idaho.
Four of the state were in the 50 percentile range which same sex marriage supporters actually took as a positive sign because they feel they are gaining ground.
One state did not pass the ban and it was Arizona, which I always thought was an uber republican stronghold.

Answer 3

Republicans, personally, are probably not overwhelmingly homophobic. However, they do court the ultra-conservative religious right vote, who are homophobic.

About 60-70 years ago, a majority of Americans supported discrimination against blacks, such as "seperate but equal" schools. Was it racist? Yes. Was it right because the majority of Americans supported it? No.

The "arguments" (I use the term loosely) against gay marriage hold that if homosexuals were allowed to enter into legal unions that had the same secular benefits as heterosexual unions, society will literally fall about. Children will be corrupted, polygamy and bestiality will flourish, gay porn will be shown in school to kindergardeners, and churches nationwide will be burned to the ground. This kind of inflammatory rhetoric is enough to scare anyone, and I am not surprised that many Americans do not support gay marriage if they believe this is what will happen.

Answer 4

Hmm...I'm not a liberal but I'd like to answer your quesion regardless. I did some research work on states passing the DOMAs last election. What it boils down to in many instances is the apathy of those who support gay marriage. They may support it, but get in their cars to vote against the DOMA? Nope, too busy. The religious right wingers, however, banded together and went out specifically to vote on this issue. It's huge to them and they feel empowered by having the opportunity to vote on their viewpoint and they do so with relish.

Eventually, when the issue of same-sex marriage hits the USSC, and it will, I feel that these state laws will be nullified by a USSC ruling on same-sex marriage. It's almost exactly what happened when Loving vs. Virginia was in the news in 1964. The first Gallup poll ever conducted was on that issue (interracial marriage) and 90% of the American people polled were against it. Nonetheless, the USSC ruled from a Constitutional standpoint, and gave the prevailing public opinion no credence. After determining that the resistance to interracial marriage was supported by nothing more than Bible scripture they had no choice. This is where the "homophobia" card comes in. There are garden variety homophobes and we all know that. But it's not much of a reach to label religious conservatives the same. They are homophobic because they are taught that is the way to believe. Homophobia literally means fear of homosexuality and the fanatical religious right definitely fears what they view as the deviancy of homosexuality.

I'll hold my own thoughts on same-sex marriage to myself on this answer. I wanted to try and answer your question from a purely observational point of view.

Answer 5

Nice try redneck but it don't fly! The republicans are the ones who push the anti-gay initiatives and rabble rouse using peer pressure as no one wants to be the only gay defender in a crowd of rednecks. The republicans also push that disturbing of sights to straight guys of two guys kissing in public. These kind of tactics are not pushed or used by the liberals this is all the republicans doing. You guys love to push people biases instead of live and let live hence my absolute loathing of conservatives.

Answer 6

If popular votes counted, Bush would not have been president in 2000. Can't have it both ways...and why are your questions aimed at dividing the parties? Reps didn't allow a gay marriage ban in the constitution, so it went state by state. IMO, that is one of the best decisions they made...that and passing the stem cell research bill (which Bush vetoed)

Answer 7

It works for them. The reasoning is that if you don't want special rights given to any minority you must hate the minority. I don't have a problem with Gays getting married, I just don't want a minority to get more rights then the rest of the country. Marriage should be about contract law in the eyes of the Government ,maybe not in the eyes of the Church.

Answer 8

The liberal democrats do not have a party platform to specifically discriminate against a particular group of people (such as the homosexuals) like the conservative republicans do.

Just because something is popular does not in any way make it right.

Here are some examples of very popular and very wrong things throughout history that conservatives have supported:
1. Selling disease infected blankets to the native Americans.
2. Slavery.
3. Blacks should not have the right to vote.
4. You should have the right to beat your wife with a stick no larger in diameter as your thumb. (rule of thumb law)
5. Women should not have the right to vote.
6. Segregation.

Wow, look at all of the thumbs down from people who obviously support this list of truly vile things in American history.

Answer 9

well, uh, let's see, the republicans entire strategy over the previous 2 elections has been to scare people with the threat of legalized gay marriage, so if they have the reputation as homophobic, it's their own fault

Answer 10

I don't think most/all republicans are homophobic, however they did make this a central platform for their party. While others may not agree with gay marriage, republicans have made it a key issue to stop it.

Answer 11

Wasn't that long ago government agreed to handle race issues the same. Look what happened.