Thoughts on gay marriage

     If you know a progressive, you know how enthusiastic they are about gay rights. I personally hold the opinion that if two consenting adults want to be married, then the government shouldn't prevent them from doing so. However, I find it repulsive that those that consider themselves activists for gay marriage are comparing the movement to the Civil Rights Movement that took place in the 60's under Martin Luther King. To compare the discrimination against homosexuals to the discrimination perpetrated against African-Americans is insulting to the people who took part in the original civil rights movement. When was the last time anyone saw a "gays only" bathroom? How about a "gays only" school? Do gays have to sit in the back of the bus? Have police ever engaged in reprehensible violence against gays in the streets of our major cities? The answer to all of these questions is obvious. Gays are in no way facing the same discrimination that blacks faced during the 50's and 60's. The progressives are comparing the two movements in order to gain momentum and convince uninformed people to join their cause. They are taking an issue that is relatively unimportant to the majority of Americans and trying to turn it into a "civil rights issue". They attack anyone who holds opinions other than their own and consider opponents of gay marriage to be hateful and discriminatory. Which proves something I mentioned in one of my earlier posts: constitutional rights only apply to you if you're on their side. In this case, the first amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech is only allowed if you are in support of gay marriage. Also, why is it that anytime anyone says the word "fag" its considered "hate speech" and a "homophobic slur". Anyone with any reasonable amount of intelligence is capable of understanding that the use of that word is rarely indicative of a person hating homosexuals. The liberal media makes a big deal every time a public figure uses the word and essentially forces that person to apologize. Rather than promoting a society in which we get upset every time somebody uses a word that might be viewed as insulting, why don't we teach people to treat words as what they really are: simply words.