I have been surprised that the SCLM (so-called liberal media), which usually seems less right-wing about gay issues than about any other issues, has so eagerly and frighteningly successfully furthered this script meant to get Dems to question our support of gay rights so we will abandon it and win elections.
But, since the SCLM only supports even non-economic liberal causes until they can reverse their positions and use them in a way that helps Republicans, it only makes sense the more I think about it.
Young people are flocking to the Dems lately. One of the biggest reasons is that they see gay equality as a "duh" issue and want to support the party of equality instead of the party of inequality. If the SCLM can get us to abandon this stance (supposedly) for short-term gain, they will cause us to have the huge long-term loss of so many young voters- the voters of the future.
They know that without this big difference between the parties on this and other social issues, young people will lose their motivation to vote Dem and be activist for the Dems, especially considering young people's tendency to fall for GOP and SCLM propaganda when it comes to privatization, taxation, and security issues.
I have one thing to say: DON'T FALL FOR IT! Remember these next four years have to be about the convictions of Dean, Feingold, Wellstone, and the footsoldiers- not the pandering of McAuliffe, Lieberman, and the pseudo-liberal pundits.