DC Gay Marriage Foe: "Once you became a homosexual, you gave up your rights"

As I listened to opponents of same-sex marriage testify at two public hearings Monday in the District, I waited for a persuasive argument about how society would suffer by letting two men or two women say "I do." I didn't hear one. Instead, I heard a lot of flawed appeals saying that a citywide ballot on the issue is necessary to protect people's voting rights, plus some incendiary rhetoric about the purported risks to children and families of "redefining" marriage. The right to vote is not the issue here, because not every measure is automatically eligible to become a ballot initiative. Moreover, the public elected the D.C. Council members and mayor who are preparing to pass the legislation that would allow same-sex marriage in the city. Full Story from the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/28/AR2009102804622.html

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