So what do you think of GOProud’s stated agenda?
I don’t have a problem with most of it. I do believe everyone should be treated equally under the law...however, I believe marriage is a religious institution and don’t believe the government should be in the marriage business at all. I’ve never served in the military, so I do not feel I can speak intelligently as to the positives/negatives of DADT. I do however find it interesting that while all of this bickering is going on about allowing gay and lesbian individuals to serve openly in the military, one (or possibly more) America-hating muslim extremist(s) attempted to and/or succeeded in murdering our men and women in uniform. Our men and women at Ft. Hood have paid the price and now Ft. Jackson may have been vulnerable to an attack from within. IMO, that is the bigger issue that is not being adequately addressed.
Also, I’m NOT a member of the GOP and am a libertarian-leaning independent. So there’s your context. I just do not like stereotypes. I did not appreciate being called an evil, dirty Republican when I voted for Bush in 2004, nor do I appreciate being called a right-wing extremist for holding a sign at a tea party. None of those labels describe me (or all of Republicans and tea partiers for that matter) yet they are used time and time again to describe larger groups with which I have aligned myself at one point or another. So in this respect, I find it inappropriate to assign the gay mafia label, or any other stereotype, to a very diverse group of people. Believe it or not, marriage equality is not a huge issue for the ENTIRE gay community.