"I'm OK with homosexuals marrying, serving in the military, and indoctrinating our school children."
"I'm against homosexuals marrying, serving in the military, indoctrinating our school children, or having any other special privileges, but other than that they have the same basic rights, not group rights, as any other citizen."
"I'm against homosexuals marrying, serving in the military, indoctrinating our school children, or having any other special privileges, and furthermore I think the government should take positive measures to oppose and punish homosexuality."
I would not vote for any candidate who adopted either the first, or the third, position.