[bobhoskins]

There are two issues playing around here, whether the government should force us to consider an activity normal (which I disagree with --- they can't tell me what to think), and whether potentially (some would say certainly)self-destructive behavior should be legislated: Homosexuality is destructive behavior.Why should the government not try to curtail destructive behavior?

Fine, but it would need to be consistant. Curtail drinking (in everyone, as you MIGHT be an alcoholic), smoking (oops), overeating (oops), driving without a seat belt (oops) ...

Well, they do it already, so I guess it must be okay ...

Except, where does it stop? Someone dies from video games --- gotta stop that.

Voting? The people might make the wrong choice. Let's protect them from themselves.

I'm against legislating any of the above, so I've got to be against it for homosexuality ... just so we stop ceding power to the government. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

[Alexander Rubin]

Ditto. Casinos are a big hot button for me, but I try to ignore it most of the time.