Wait. Let's not go overboard.
Not all gays/lesbians/whatevers
are militants, demanding special
recognition or desiring exposure/
publicity.
There are many who prefer to
remain in that hypothetical closet,
avoiding contact with any group
that would force them to take a stand
on this issue of marriage or even
civil unions. And there are the
median radicals who, while advocating
marriage unions, would never cavort
in parades or show up at DisneyWorld
for the Gay Days.
And no, I'm not of any of these groups
myself, but I do know several of the
more "timid" group who conduct themselves
with quiet and unobtrusive dignity in
the social environment of my community
and my church. Once again, it is a
matter of rights: We must be careful
not to label or castigate all for the
reprehensible grossness of the few.
It is their leaders who claim the privileges of "racehood." --of a group apart from the rest of us and hostile to Christian tradition.