Many years ago, gay acquaintances of mine moved out of SF. About a year later, they were buying a home in their new location. And they were getting a mortgage deal which was freakin' unbelievable from gay realtors. No down, lowest interest rate, nowhere else could come close to matching. There were strings attached, tho. They had to go to SF each year and march in the big gay pride parade, plus do local activist stuff for 3 years. That was the deal.
Over the next 5, I began snooping around. Turns out, this kinda of "real estate" (etc) transaction was going on for lots of gay people. Then, I began to understand a lot more about the fine rich, antiquish or modern lifestyles of the gay and well connected but getting "preferences" under various laws and regulations.
It wasn't that they were superior horse traders, made zillions, or were snappier designers.
My burning question came years later: "Who really wanted Straight Martha Stewart Threatened and Punished and under what ruse?".
Maybe one day I'll get to learn more about that.
“My burning question came years later: “Who really wanted Straight Martha Stewart Threatened and Punished and under what ruse?”.
Maybe one day I’ll get to learn more about that. “
I don’t follow you....how was Martha Stewart involved with alienating homosexuals?
Everything else you say is plausible. Homosexuals are the wealthiest group that I know of to claim they are being “discriminated” against. Not surprised about the real estate deals. Add to that those in civil unions have two working partners with none of the expense of raising children. When its convenient, they want to be recognized as outside the “constraints” of tradition. Yet they want the benefits of traditional marriage. It violates standards of morality and natural law, IMO.