What, exactly, is homosexuality or same-sex marriage destroying?

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Sunday October 26, 2014 · 11:55 AM PDT

2014/10/26 · 11:55

It's not the first time I've seen a video like this. It's not even the first time I've seen a story like this take a positive direction. With today's technology, we can share these kinds of moments more broadly, more quickly and with greater clarity than ever before. But as I'm watching this video, I'm thinking . . . what's got this guy so mad???

Every time I read a story or hear rhetoric about same-sex marriage destroying the institution of marriage or homosexuality destroying the family, I hear the fear in these voices over the loss of something. Their statements don't really ring true - there is no logic to them, but their passion is undeniable. They never really connect the dots. Their conclusion doesn't follow from their premise, as if it is proven by faith in the statement alone. The reason they can't quite connect those dots is because the argument is a straw man for something else they will not say outright. In short, it's the loss of power.

scaboni for Readers and Book Lovers

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Tuesday May 14, 2013 · 5:00 AM PDT

2013/05/14 · 05:00

Welcome a new diarist, scaboni! This is his first offering, and we're very happy to publish it in this series. Lawrence v Texas is a very important case in LGBT history, and, in the wake of the vote in Minnesota yesterday, this diary is especially appropriate. --- Dave in Northridge

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What, exactly, is homosexuality or same-sex marriage destroying?

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