[Jason]

Fear of the self. The people most opposed to gay marriage are afraid that they might be gay. They are afraid to admit that they might harbor feelings for someone of the same sex. Anyone who is open about those feelings represents a threat to their self image and way of life. ———————————————– (Studies have shown that homophobic ‘strait’ men are more aroused by gay pornography than their non-homophobic brethren.) ————————————————- Gay marriage threatens currently existing marriages in the same way that interracial marriage threatened existing marriages in the 1950’s. The objection to gay marriage is really an objection to people being homosexual in the first place, not the actual marriage. ————————————————- If people were really concerned with the sanctity of marriage, they would attempt to dismantle the no-fault divorce laws found in this country. The divorce rate would plumet. ————————————————- Beyond the simple fear of being gay, there is the feeling that if gay marriage were permitted, it would further legitimise something that these people see as utterly disgusting. That combined with the fact that gay people are ‘stealth’ in that they are not identified unless they identify themselves, makes people (primarily men) afraid that either they will catch ‘the gay’ or their children will. ————————————————- Finally, a note on demographics. At present time, the US stands against gay marriage. I think this will stay true until the baby boomers (my parents generation) begin to die off. People my age and younger, on the whole find no problem with the concept of gay marriage, after seeing what has become of the institution either because of what celebreties have done, or because of the large number of divorces we have seen with friend’s parents. ————————————————– I hope that, like prohibition, this will be resolved in a generation or so. ————————————————– I had a final section about open homosexuals in history (a couple of English Kings, a Chinese Emporer, Socrates, etc.) but I had to cut it for space. It was a reply to the person who said that nobody was out until the 1970’s.

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Name : Jason, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Quaker, Age : 22, City : Portland, State : OR, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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