I have a strong case of "homoapathy", I don't care if you're gay and I don't care what you think you deserve for being gay. It seems more and more that homosexuals wear thier lifestyle as some sort of a badge and that seems to put off alot of people that otherwise wouldn't have an opinion. Especially when they try to present their sexual preference in issues that are (or should be) non-sexual by nature.
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Americans less tolerant on gay issues
Tue Jul 29, 6:48 AM ET
Susan Page USA TODAY
WASHINGTON -- Americans have become significantly less accepting of homosexuality since a Supreme Court decision that was hailed as clearing the way for new gay civil rights, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll has found.
After several years of growing tolerance, the survey shows a return to a level of more traditional attitudes last seen in the mid-1990s.
Asked whether same-sex relations between consenting adults should be legal, 48% said yes; 46% said no. Before this month, support hadn't been that low since 1996.
In early May, support for legal relations reached a high of 60%, while 35% were opposed.
The shift in attitudes comes after a spate of headlines on gay issues. In recent weeks, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas anti-sodomy law, a Canadian court decision allowed gay couples to marry in Ontario, and Wal-Mart expanded anti-discrimination protection to gay workers.
Conservative social activists see a backlash to those developments and the growing visibility of gay characters in entertainment, including such TV shows as the NBC comedy Will & Grace. ''The more that the movement demands the endorsement of the law and the culture, the more resistance there will be,'' says Gary Bauer (news - web sites), president of American Values.
Bauer says that sentiment will make it harder for elected officials to avoid taking positions on such questions as a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar marriage of gay couples.
Advocates for gay men and lesbians called the poll disappointing. ''Clearly, the debate (over recent developments) has had an effect,'' said David Smith of the Human Rights Campaign. But over time, he said, ''The country always ends up on the side of fairness, and I think they will here, too.''
Those making the biggest shifts included African-Americans. On whether homosexual relations should be legal, their support fell from 58% in May to 36% in July. Among people who attend church almost every week, support fell from 61% to 49%.
The survey also found rising opposition to civil unions that would give gay couples some of the rights of married heterosexuals. They were opposed 57%-40%, the most opposition since the question was first asked in 2000.
By 49%-46%, those polled said homosexuality should not be considered ''an acceptable alternative lifestyle.'' It was the first time since 1997 that more people expressed opposition than support.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=676&e=19&u=/usatoday/5361164
Americans less tolerant on gay issues
Tue Jul 29, 6:48 AM ET
Susan Page USA TODAY
WASHINGTON -- Americans have become significantly less accepting of homosexuality since a Supreme Court decision that was hailed as clearing the way for new gay civil rights, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll has found.
After several years of growing tolerance, the survey shows a return to a level of more traditional attitudes last seen in the mid-1990s.
Asked whether same-sex relations between consenting adults should be legal, 48% said yes; 46% said no. Before this month, support hadn't been that low since 1996.
In early May, support for legal relations reached a high of 60%, while 35% were opposed.
The shift in attitudes comes after a spate of headlines on gay issues. In recent weeks, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas anti-sodomy law, a Canadian court decision allowed gay couples to marry in Ontario, and Wal-Mart expanded anti-discrimination protection to gay workers.
Conservative social activists see a backlash to those developments and the growing visibility of gay characters in entertainment, including such TV shows as the NBC comedy Will & Grace. ''The more that the movement demands the endorsement of the law and the culture, the more resistance there will be,'' says Gary Bauer (news - web sites), president of American Values.
Bauer says that sentiment will make it harder for elected officials to avoid taking positions on such questions as a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar marriage of gay couples.
Advocates for gay men and lesbians called the poll disappointing. ''Clearly, the debate (over recent developments) has had an effect,'' said David Smith of the Human Rights Campaign. But over time, he said, ''The country always ends up on the side of fairness, and I think they will here, too.''
Those making the biggest shifts included African-Americans. On whether homosexual relations should be legal, their support fell from 58% in May to 36% in July. Among people who attend church almost every week, support fell from 61% to 49%.
The survey also found rising opposition to civil unions that would give gay couples some of the rights of married heterosexuals. They were opposed 57%-40%, the most opposition since the question was first asked in 2000.
By 49%-46%, those polled said homosexuality should not be considered ''an acceptable alternative lifestyle.'' It was the first time since 1997 that more people expressed opposition than support.
